Tim Torkildson's Clown Alley

The Poet Laureate of the New York Times Newsroom

Monday, August 28, 2017

Out of Office Reply

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I’m out of office this weekend; so sorry I’m away. I promise to reply as soon as I’m back from Bombay. Or maybe in Aruba I will hav...

The Secret of Prosperity

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“. . . they had become exceedingly rich, because of their prosperity in Christ.”   Access to prosperity is through the grace of Chr...
Sunday, August 27, 2017

Sheep in an English Churchyard

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Sheep that graze upon the green where people sleep but never dream, Amidst the ancient elms with crows Who caw at what nobody k...

The Adventures of Tim Laughingstock. Episode 15. In the Dandruff Mine.

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(continued from the previous episode:   Woolly Willows ) “This” said Cornelius Cornwit Gnawson, gazing about the deserted village of ...

In Singapore, Chinese Dialects Revive After Years of Restrictions

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In Singapore the languages abound like swaying palm, Which led the civic leaders to develop a pogrom To stamp out ev’ry language ex...

Only a part

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“And they had all things common among them; therefore there were not rich and poor, bond and free, but they were all made free, and par...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Photo Essay: Larry & Rosa Beck's Stall at the Provo Farmer's Market

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Larry has been a good friend ever since I moved back to Provo several years ago. He's a busy guy. He drives a school bus, raises rabbi...

Drone Delivery

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All the drones were hijacked on that sunny August day. The pizza and the sushi were diverted on their way. Instead of feeding slac...
Friday, August 25, 2017

Deal Justly

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“. . . and every man did deal justly one with another.” To deal my bread with bias gone. To never make conclusion drawn. To view...

Is Oreo's New Mystery Flavor Petitgrain?

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Those Oreo people . . . they’re pretty smart cookies (ouch!) The company, a subsidiary of Nestle, has been making front page news for ...
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I am convinced that if God meant man to laugh, he would have made more Democrats.
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