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by Mike Power

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  • Fictional Humans of New York – Liam

    “That was your first mistake You took your lucky break and broke it in two Now what can be done for you?” Paul McCartney – Too Many People Sure, I’m a misanthrope now, but I wasn’t always like this. I generally liked people, and most of them seemed to genuinely like me. I was interested Read more

  • I Savor The Pain You Cause Me – Prayers

      It’s not that I forgot how to pray But when you’ve lost faith, what’s the point? What if faith is the least of losses? Secular prayers Meditation and Daydreams Painting and Music and Fiction and Hollywood and Sexual Fantasies that somehow stay warm on the coldest nights And Memories Memories beyond the imagination of Read more

  • Review: Yolanda by Tim Tomlinson

    Typhoon Yolanda struck the Philippines in November, 2013 with winds that reached 180 mph. It was one of the strongest tropical storms ever recorded and the deadliest in Philippine history, killing at least 6,300 people in that country. But those are just numbers and facts and words.  “and then we tried to go uponce we Read more

  • Regrets

    Let’s start off the new year right, with regretsRegrets are for fools, cowards, and small-minded peopleLike meThe first regret is the obvious one:I regret drinking too much last nightBut I don’t I regret making no New Year’s resolutionsBut I don’t The other regrets fall into two categories:Regretting what I did and what I didn’t do Read more

  • 2015/2016 – The Old Man & The Baby

    Father Time is growing old and Baby New Year is a drain on his energy. Father Time loves his baby notwithstanding. The old man has seen a lot. Too much. He’s seen more than he ever wanted to see. He’ll find sweet relief in the act of closing his eyes forever. The baby is ignorant Read more

  • The Gift – A Dialogue

    I have a little something for you. Ooh, what is it? My love. Oh. You shouldn’t have. It’s nothing much, but it’s from the heart. I don’t know… You don’t like the color. I’m just not sure if it’s really me. Well, try it on. OK. There. Yeah, it’s a little big. That’s OK, we Read more