Words & Music

by Mike Power

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  • Baby

    I’ve been thinking a lot about babies lately. Next month a dear friend is going to become a mommy and last month my baby, who hasn’t been a baby for long years, packed up his boyhood room and moved out into the wider world. Baby New Year is right around the corner, and the birth… Read more

  • Scenes From A Zoo

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  • Happy 4th Blogday

      Four years ago today I posted the first of 482 entries on this blog. Most have been about music, fiction, or painting – both original work and explorations of the work of other artists. At some point in the next week or two this blog will have its 100,000th page view. I’m grateful for every… Read more

  • Michelangelo’s David

    “I saw the angel in the stone and I carved until I set it free.” Michelangelo If you have a few extra minutes this holiday, I would be thankful if you spend it reading my piece on Michelangelo’s David in ARTpublika magazine.     Read more

  • The Lost Art of Letter Writing: The Poison Pen Letter

    Alexander Woollcott    Alexander Woollcott was a raconteur and member of good standing at the Algonquin Round Table. He was known for his dry humor and way with words. His aphorisms include observations on Los Angeles (“seven suburbs in search of a city”) and pianist Oscar Levant (“there is absolutely nothing wrong with Oscar Levant… Read more

  • Thursday

    “I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it’s pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living.”  Harry Nilsson If there’s anyone who understood Thursday better than Harry Nilsson, I can’t imagine who it… Read more