What I Learned When the Lights Went Out

Small plane + high-voltage power lines = ???

Berenike Schriewer, Ph.D.
3 min readDec 2, 2022

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A few days ago, the lights went out around me.

I wasn’t the only one affected. Around 100,000 homes and businesses were plunged into darkness.

The power outage lasted for many hours. This is very unusual where I live.

When I went outside, I noticed just how dark it was without any electricity. It’s never this dark…

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Berenike Schriewer, Ph.D.

Professional wizard (I mean, coach…) who used to be a lawyer. 🇩🇪/global citizen in the 🇺🇸. Writing feedback/coaching call: https://bit.ly/3lPB7eB