The Fies Files

The Last Mechanical Monster. A Fire Story. Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? Mom's Cancer.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

250 Words on Double-Deckers

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[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] I’ve had good and bad jobs,...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Seventy-Five Essential Peanuts

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I had a busy fun weekend. On Saturday, the Charles M. Schulz Museum launched "The Essential Peanuts," a book-and-more celebrating ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

250 Words on Mom's Home Cooking

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[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] I was an adult before I rea...
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

250 Words on Analog Art

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[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] Some cave paintings in Spai...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

250 Words on Space Time Capsules

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[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] Following up my recent piec...
Friday, October 24, 2025

The East Wing

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The colonnade at right attached the East Wing to the main White House structure, center. The grass and bushes at left were part of the Jacqu...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

250 Words on Old-Time Radio

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[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] I spent most of my teenage ...
Monday, October 20, 2025

Juanita's Recipe

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Anyone need cookies for 600? My late mother-in-law, Juanita, spent her career as a lunch lady for a middle school (lunch ladies don't ha...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

No Kings 2025

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Gathered in the grass of Doyle Park at the end of the route. Made a little good trouble today. Karen, our daughters, our niece Claire and I ...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

250 Words on Time Capsules

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[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] Somewhere in a backyard in ...
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Unhappy Anniversary

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The last photo we took of the wall of flame coming over the hills toward us as we evacuated.  Tonight is a grim anniversary for my family an...

Captain LOL

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My pal Craig Yoe offered to send me a copy of his new kids book, Captain LOL + Rubber Chicken: Har Har! , if I'd consider mentioning it ...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

250 Words on Less is More

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[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] “I am sorry this letter is ...
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Brian Fies
Creator of The Last Mechanical Monster, A Fire Story, Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?, and Mom's Cancer. Won some awards, including an Eisner, Harvey, Inkpot, Emme and Emmy. I'm grateful.
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