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by Mike Power

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  • The Richness We Gain…

    I didn’t know I could be happier to be a Yankees fan until they unveiled this plaque tonight in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium: In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the events at New York City’s Stonewall Inn, which sparked the modern LGBTQ movement. This plaque serves to honor the struggle for equality and is… Read more

  • Victor Hugo and the French Aesthetic

    I have long admired, even loved, the French but I don’t think I ever quite understood why until I read Victor Hugo. Their commitment to liberty inspired two revolutions – America’s and their own – that created the best of the world we live in today. They are more responsible than anyone for the evolution… Read more

  • This party has got to end

    This party has got to end After I bandage up this kid I think this party has got to end Remember me? I’ve got to bandage up this kid I think This party has got to end After I bandage up this kid Remember me? I think I remember If I bandage up this kid… Read more

  • Three aromas…

    There are three aromas I will always remember: Girls, smelling of candy Boys, smelling of sweat and you, smelling always like freshly baked bread   Read more

  • on our knees

    We have all been on our knees Haven’t we? We all feel the weight of our belly our chest our skull pushing down on our fragile kneecaps There’s a reason why we pray this way   Read more

  • My love is like the sun

    My love is like the sun it will hide behind clouds it will make you blind it will burn you to ash My love is like the sun millions of miles away its light still shines and turns your skin a luscious red My love is like the sun looking down on this tired world… Read more