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 Cursive
I hear that schools don’t teach cursive anymore. Nobody needs to handwrite when everybody types. Dump your quill and parchment in the dustbin, Pops!
I strongly disagree but can’t back up my opinion with a rational argument, only an aesthe...
250 Words on Public Speaking
Surveys say people dread public speaking more than death. I do a fair amount of it, occasionally to large groups or via mass media, and don’t fear it. In fact, despite being an introvert, I enjoy it! Some perspective that might help:
Unles...
250 Words on A.I. Art
A meme I like* compares people who write with A.I. to someone who wants to run a marathon but realizes that training takes too much time and effort, so they catch an Uber to the finish line then demand to be called a runner.
A.I. (which is...
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...
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