250 Words On...
Brian FiesI'm a writer, cartoonist, and sometime-science-guy who tries to start most mornings writing 250 words on anything. I post one of the good ones every Tuesday.
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250 Words on Flying Blind
I’ve noticed more and more airline passengers taking entire flights with their window blinds closed. I don’t get it.
You’re sitting in a chair inside a metal tube hurtling through the sky, watching the ground pass miles beneath your feet,...
250 Words on Storytelling
It took me an embarrassingly long time to understand the importance of storytelling. I may have been in my 30s before I got a handle on it.
Storytelling is hard to define; start with what it’s not.
In comics, storytelling isn’t just a m...
250 Words on a Collector’s Duty
I once had a collection of several hundred comic books—including a complete run of The Avengers—and had begun to think about what to do with them so my kids wouldn’t have to.
I touched base with a reputable comic-book broker who told me my...
250 Words on Before and After
Some experiences are so momentous they divide your life into “before” and “after.” Everything changes in an instant. Your old life is gone and a new, uncertain life awaits. Whether good or bad, they transform you forever.
I’ve had two: one...
250 Words on Liminal Creativity
In his book Backstage at the Strips, cartoonist Mort Walker told an anecdote I love about James Thurber’s wife, Helen, catching her husband staring into space at a dinner party. “James!” she scolded. “You’re writing again!”
Some time ago,...
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