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Verlyn Klinkenborg

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Still Life

Sometimes time seems to stand still. But soon enough, as commentator Verlyn Klinkenborg notes, the clock resumes ticking, and the weather changes, marking the change of seasons.

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Still Life

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Last Bat Home

Last Bat Home

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On the Road

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On the Road

Commentator Verlyn Klinkenborg travels cross-country and discovers there’s no place like home.

Timothy the Turtle

New York Times writer Verlyn Klinkenborg sees the world through the eyes of a turtle.

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Squirrel Subdivision

Commentator Verlyn Klinkenborg muses on a colony of ground squirrels in a vacant lot across from a LA burger joint.

Timothy the Turtle

In his new novel, New York Times essayist Verlyn Klinkenborg sees the world through the eyes of a turtle.

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Farewell to a Drake

A death on the farm that belongs to commentator Verlyn Klinkenborg gets him thinking about the transience of the seasons and life.

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