You are listening to a Clarkswold magazine podcast with your host and narrator, Kate Baker.

Greetings, Clarkswold citizens.

I hope this podcast finds you extraordinarily well.

Welcome to the third story for the month of August, 2021, issue 179.

I hope whatever you're doing while listening to this podcast, whether it's relaxing, being

productive or somewhere in between, that these narrations give you a little bit of time

to tune out the rest of the world and immerse yourself into a story.

I know that a lot of things are uncertain, but you've made it this far, and there is light

at the end of the tunnel.

So thank you for keeping me company when it's been a little bit dark.

Thank you for your support for the magazine.

Thank you to those who have tweeted us, who've sent us emails, who have given us support

via patreon.com for his last Clarkswold.

Whether your support is word of mouth, is encouraging words, or if you can afford to give

us a dollar or more, every little bit counts, every little bit counts.

So our third story is titled, and this is a long one.

The clock, having seen its face in the mirror, still knows not the hour, is by Adam Stemple.

Adam Stemple, who can be found at AdamStemple.com, is an award-winning author, poet, and musician.

Like most authors, his life experience is broad and odd.

He spent 20 years on the road with a variety of bands, playing for crowds of between two

and 20,000 people.

He started, ran, and sold a poker training site.

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