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by Mike Power

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  • 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

  • In the Bleak Midwinter

    “The darkest nights produce the brightest stars.” Humans have been aware of the winter solstice since at least the stone age and built monuments, like Stonehenge, designed to align with the solstice sunrise and sunset. There’s something about this particular time of the year, when day is shortest and night is longest, that brings out… Read more

  • The Lost Art of Letter Writing #2 – New Jersey, 1998

      April 7, 1998 Mr. Jim FlahertyCentury Operating Corporation7 Penn Plaza, Suite 1400New York, NY 10001 RE:  Michael & Nancy Power Dear Mr. Flaherty, I have been asked to provide a letter of reference for Michael and Nancy Power and am glad to do so. I met Nancy in 1979 and Michael in 1980 and… Read more