Timericks from stories by Micah Maidenberg, Annie Gasparro, Julia-Ambra Verlaine, and Brian X. Chen.

Tim Torkildson, inventor of Timericks, and CEO of Rent-a-Mime.

Aunt Jemima to be Dropped Over Origins in Racial Stereotype

@Annie_Gasparro   @MicahMaidenberg

So long Aunt Jemima and goodbye to Uncle Ben/You are a reminder of our racist businessmen/Nowadays our images must be so squeaky clean/that even jolly giants can no longer display green.

The Upside of Lockdowns: Finally Time to Read ‘War and Peace’

@JAVerlaine

I never have read War and Peace/I do not think I'll start it/No matter what the critics say/I cannot grow to heart it.

Tackling the Unsolvable Problem: The Bottomless Email Inbox

@bxchen

I've got so many emails

my inbox is a mess.

I've got a million of 'em,

or even more I guess.

The world and all its birdbrains

must talk to me it seems --

The spam alone is countless;

I can't suppress my screams.

Then friends and fam'ly crowd me

with photos, memes, and quotes --

I'd like to put my fingers

around their little throats.

How nice if I could backtrack

to pioneering times --

communicate by pigeon

and only spend some dimes.