I have put the final edited version of Martian Balance on the ZBookStore site. This has had all the typos and fixes sent to me put into the book. If you purchased the story, you can go to the site and download an updated version.
I had a fun email this afternoon. Soronel wrote about Chapter 7: In this chapter is the following: “Gastronomie Marvel didn’t [undock], however, since they had just docked and the crew was all in Triad getting drunk and laid.” Okay, easy enough to understand why the EastHem crew would want to, but how could they possibly pay? Any relaxation of the no-money rule is eventually going to lead to ruin, the Martians can't let up on that one even a little. I suppose maybe direct barter, simply steal something good out of the luxuries cargo that is part of Martian-EastHem trade.
My response: It's been my experience that when men and women get together somebody is going to figure out how to 'get together.' Barter is something to consider. Maybe trading blowjobs for lobsters. It'd be hilarious to see a bunch of guys going through the port carrying bushels of lobsters.