Last Word
Musician Leonard Cohen’s life illuminates a thing or two about setbacks
It’s not over ’til the Baldy monk sings
23 February 2020 - 00:00
I have a friend who has recently had a serious financial setback. He is being brave about it, at least on the outside, with people who are no closer than friends, but it’s a fearful thing to be left with nothing when you were expecting something, at a time when it feels as though there’s nothing you can do about it...
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