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 Not much has been going on on this blog, mostly because of other engagements, including another blog baby, Shortcut, which has been growing and demanding a lot more attention. There's been changes too, with the Athens correspondent returning to her home country and our London contributor moving to Paris - and we're always looking for fresh cities to write up.  If you happen to be a blogger in Brussels, Milan, London or Vienna, and write wittily about life in one of these capitals, don't hesitate to contact me. You may just be perfect for Shortcut.

So much for plug number 1, plug numer 2 is more personal, or maybe not. One of my short stories made the finalist shortlist for this year's Faulkner Creative Writing competition. While husband-to-be is already checking out whether spouses get to share in the winner's bounty, I am more modestly awaiting the announcement of the actual finalists with every available extremity crossed. My friend Kiki Denis, whose first novel is "The Last Day of Paradise" is coming out in August, is listed as well in the poetry category.

Lastly, I am back in the corporate fold at digital agency Framfab working on this. 

So that's why this blog has been so quiet.