The Fies Files

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

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Interview with Publishers Weekly

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Here's an interview with me about Mom's Cancer posted yesterday by Publishers Weekly , THE industry journal of the book business. W...
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Wednesday on the Hornet

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Snapped this photo of Pathfinder 1 with the USS Hornet while Laura and I were walking to lunch. Wish I'd had the timing or presence of m...
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Copperfield's Book Event, April 9

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North Bay Friends! A reminder that I will be doing a talk and book signing for the Mom's Cancer Anniversary Edition Thursday night, Apr...

Artemis Earthset

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Just made this my new monitor background image. I like it more than the better-publicized close-up photo of Artemis's Earthset you'r...

250 Words on Overwriting

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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 have made this lett...
Monday, April 6, 2026

Artemis II

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I'm utterly absorbed by NASA's live coverage of the Artemis mission today, as the spacecraft takes a long loop around the back side ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

250 Words on the Colbert Questionert: Part Two

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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.] Talk show host Stephen Colb...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Comics 4 All Podcast

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I had a great time Sunday afternoon doing a LIVE podcast for Jameson Rohrer's "Comics 4 All" show. Jameson is a librarian with...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

No Kings Day 2026

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Karen and I getting into position for the start of the march. My "Antifa" sign got some attention from people who said they'd ...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Mom's Cancer in the Press Democrat

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My hometown newspaper, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, published a feature today about me and the Mom's Cancer Anniversary Edition. Wri...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

PNW

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Karen and I are home from a vacation in the Pacific Northwest to celebrate our anniversary. We spent three days in Seattle and two in Victor...

250 Words on the Colbert Questionert: Part One

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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.] Talk show host Stephen Colb...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

250 Words on Reframing

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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 once read about a foreign...
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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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