Yes. Again.

It began like this:

" Dear Summer's Advisor:

It is a pleasure to accept your manuscript (of which Summer is the first author) entitled " ... ... ... " in its current form for publication in This Fine Journal in MR. ...

...

...

Thank you for your fine contribution.

Sincerely,
Deputy Editor, This Fine Journal in MR."


That's the long and short of it.


"Yes." Yet again, yes. 'Yes', in a different way. But, 'yes', after an eternity of waiting and working and hoping and trying not to let the past muddy the picture. 'Yes', after years of despair, hours brimming over with tough decisions, a sliver of sunlight followed by a warm winter, hard hard work and lots of studying and learning and discussing and "living the process". Yes, after all the 'no's.

After all that, it was a Yes!