Taming a man's often irrational bouts of self-doubt can be both painful and time-consuming.
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Mirages
Whether it's the policies of Donald Trump, Teresa May or those of Japan, the economic song remains retro.
Let’s start over
After years of snarling at her expat status, the author offers an olive branch to the Tuscan town of Manciano.
Child slavery
The relationship between sports and kids gets dicey when the competition calls for relentless practice and ignoring pain.
Reading is encouraged
If you're a freelancer and work enters your life at its own pace, your local library (no, not Amazon) can enrich the passing days.
Eating The Moon
Tired of hetero-centric novels that include gays, the author decided to create a world of his own by writing a gay utopia novel.
Trump’s tax teachings
In 1995, the U.S. president produced a mammoth loss, which he rode out to a dubious resurrection.
Pity the general
The vast North Korean military has been preparing for 70 years for a ground war unlikely ever to occur.
Overstepping the mark
Celebrity chef creativity is fine. Calling Italian dishes Italian when they're personal twists is not.
Dead-end aura
The "great" American solar eclipse certainly got more than its fair share of hype, but life-changing it was not.
House of Trump
Caveat emptor: A self-interested businessman-president doesn't come equipped with a moral gyroscope.
One last dance
The author's father is getting married at 78, and the impending change elicits a flood of thoughts and memories.