Words & Music

by Mike Power

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  • Catskill Sketchbook

    Bell on the deck The Catskill Mountains are a magic place. Washington Irving’s famous tale Rip Van Winkle begins this way: “Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling… Read more

  • Girl – Mike’s Musical Monday

    I may be a little long in the tooth to be singing about a “girl” without coming off creepy but I couldn’t resist taking a crack at this bit of genius songwriting from my favorite band, The Beatles. Don’t we all know a girl, or a woman (or a boy, or a man, for that… Read more

  • Bastard in Distress – Flash Fiction Friday

    My latest post over at The Not Safe is “Bastard in Distress.” Read more

  • One Day (At A Time)

    I’m running a little low on inspiration this week. It happens. It’s not like I’m not surrounded by towering mountains of inspiration, because I am, but sometimes it’s hard to see the mountains through the fog. The one constant source of inspiration, invisible as the air and unthinking as a beating heart, is love. So… Read more

  • Social Disease

    Among the great songwriting teams of the 20th Century, your Rogers and Hammersteins, your Lennon and McCartneys, you’ve got to include the two who wrote this song: Words by Bernie Taupin & Music by Elton John. I think it’s fair to say that I’m one of the world’s worst banjo players. That’s not self-deprecating humor… Read more

  • Not Safe

    I started blogging yesterday at The Not Safe website. Once or twice a week I’ll be posting thoughts there about life and art in NYC so if that kind of thing interests you please give a visit. Check out their T-shirts, too. They have some very nice designs. Read more