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 Star Pitching
In the 1980s and ‘90s, the Star Trek spin-offs were unique in that they would consider story ideas from anyone. Other TV shows required writers to have an agent or be on-staff, but the Trek series—The Next Generation (TNG), Deep Space Nine,...
250 Words on Practical Education
I took the usual mix of science, math, art, English, and history classes in school, some of them excellent. But as I look back, it may have been two electives that made the largest lasting difference in my life.
I studied electronics in se...
250 Words on Outliving Mom
As of today, I have lived longer than my mother did. From now on, I will be older than she ever was.
The math checks out, but emotionally it’s impossible. Mom was a responsible grown-up adult! A bedrock wellspring of wisdom and wit! Meanwh...
250 Words on Burning Out and Fading Away
“It’s better to burn out, than to fade away. My my, hey hey.” —Neil Young, born in 1945.
There’s an idea baked into rock and roll—a refrain, if you will—celebrating the idea that growing up is the worst thing that can happen to you. Better...
250 Words on Living on the Edge
“Innovation occurs at the intersection of things,” wrote Eben Bayer in A Brief History of the Future. “The greatest opportunities are in chaos. There is a maximum opportunity to change everything.”
Bayer captured an idea I’ve heard called...
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