John Powers MJohn M Powers author of BUMWAD a novel. John, "Jp", was born in a very small town, Opp, Alabama, raised in Jacksonville, Florida; & now lives in Saint Augustine, The Oldest City. He has owned his Architectural & Planning firm, Powers Design Inc. for ver 25 years in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He was the lead design for over $10 billion worth of Commercial & Residential projects for large developers...like Trump. A key player in the story, but in the background...until the last Chapter. Powers is considered an artist as well. And produced the front cover "Lena" the mysterious Latin Beauty & the daughter of the Don of the largest Drug Empire in the world-GROGGASS. And many of the old sepia toned images scattered throughout his book. He is the proud father of 4 wonderful wild ones, Ginger, Melissa, Daniel & McLeod. He has an (slightly) older beautiful sister, Monett Powers Kent, who graduated with a Masters in English from Chapel Hill, UNC; was his mentor in his early years...& made him read a lot of books. Hemmingway, Fitzgerald; ole JD McDonald's many mystery novels of color. His older brother is Warren Wade Powers, an accomplished Landscape Architect. "Jp" is an avid Offshore fisherman & plays pretty fair golf. He wrote the novel...the story, BUMWAD, because of his love for Art, Hemmingway, The Beautiful Out lslands of The Bahamas, The Abaco's, The Caribbean & Big $$Money Blue Marlin Tournaments, like The Bacardi Shootout...and Cuba. HAVANA. Martenez'. Fez. Pez et al. He thinks the Cuban people who have suffered under the Iron Fist of Fidel Castro & Communism for over 50 years, need their story told. In BUMWAD that story is truly told. 1-22-25 Read More Read Less