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by Mike Power

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  • James Joyce and the wild heart of life

    There are things we don’t know and things we will never know. But as long as we live, we keep trying to figure them out. Great writers are one of the sources we turn to for answers or, failing that, insight. Here is James Joyce giving his insight into the fall, and the temptation preceding Read more

  • James Joyce and Interior Monologue

    There are a few individuals within each generation of athletes and artists who operate on a higher level than others, leaving their competition scratching their heads in amazement. James Joyce is one of those. His mastery of the interior monologue device begs for closer scrutiny. Take a look under the magnifying glass and see what Read more

  • James Joyce and Young Love

    James Joyce is one of the greatest writers who ever lived. His novels and short stories, as well as his life, continue to fascinate more than 70 years after his death. Like all good Irishmen the tales of his life are clouded by legend.  The groundbreaking psychologist Carl Jung, who was treating Joyce’s daughter Lucia Read more

  • Time Traveler: Until we meet again…

    I am a time-traveler. So are you. I’m glad our paths cross here. I am younger than people born after me when they cling to the past. I am older than people born before me when age isn’t measured by the distance from the beginning but by the distance to the end. The sky is Read more

  • Time Traveler: Flexibility

    I am a time-traveler. So are you. I’m glad our paths cross here. There are places in the world where a person’s age is determined by the flexibility of their spine. Where I come from it is calculated by the distance from date of birth. Einstein explored the natures of space and time and discovered Read more

  • Time Traveler: Different Beasts

    I am a time-traveler. So are you. I’m glad our paths cross here. Sometimes when a young person takes an older person as their lover it is because they have daddy or mommy issues, and sometimes it’s because they are curious to know how people made love in the old days, when masculinity and femininity Read more