When I was still in primary school (grade school for my American friends) my father had resigned from his job. They were promoting younger men above him and he’d finally had enough. He was without work for, I think, about a year and in those days without the...

‘Cause suicide is painless.  It brings on many changes. A nd I can take or leave it if I please.’ J. Mandel, “Suicide is Painless: theme for TV show, MASH. I wasn’t going to jump on the Robin Williams’ bandwagon but then I figured, why...

I’m sitting here staring at the computer screen, trying to think of something “light” to write about…or something “inspirational”…or “encouraging”… Oh, you know what I mean. I tell myself that as an author I...