The Fies Files

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

Monday, September 2, 2024

250 Words on Kids and Other Humans

›
[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Monday until I run out of good ones.] I love kids and kids love me...
Monday, August 26, 2024

250 Words on Skydiving

›
[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Monday until I run out of good ones.] I parachuted out of a plane ...
Sunday, August 25, 2024

All Done Painting the Roses Red

›
Before and After: a few days ago, I posted some studies I did in preparation for doing a painting I promised Karen for our living room (you ...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The Dog That Didn't Bark

›
I rarely post about current events for two reasons: nobody cares what I think, nor should they, and; I've never seen a Facebook post cha...
Monday, August 19, 2024

250 Words on the Odds

›
[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Monday until I run out of good ones.] Studying quantum physics* ta...
Thursday, August 15, 2024

I'm Painting the Roses Red...

›
Having finished work on what I hope will be my fifth graphic novel (the Magic 8 Ball says "Cannot predict now"), I'm taking a ...
Monday, August 12, 2024

250 Words on The Circle of Life

›
[I try to start my day writing a 250-word piece on anything. I’ll post one every Monday until I run out of good ones.] I was born in 1960. W...
1 comment:
Thursday, August 8, 2024

Tim Walz Fixed Your Bicycle

›
I'm really enjoying the ton of Tim Walz memes zipping around. America's Foster Dad. This is my favorite so far, although I'm pee...
2 comments:
Monday, August 5, 2024

250 Words On Anachronistic Voyages

›
[For a while, I’ve started most days writing 250 words about random topics just to prime the creativity pump. I have a big backlog, and will...
Friday, August 2, 2024

Comic-Con Commission Sketch

›
I'm working on the commissions I got through the Cartoon Art Museum's "Sketch-a-Thon at Home" Comic-Con fundraiser. This r...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Comic-Con Sketches @ Home

›
Examples of past years' efforts: Batman. Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Sneak Preview: This is Comic-Con week, and although I won't be ...
Monday, July 22, 2024

The Plate of Tomorrow of Yesterday

›
\Today's Antique Store Find: a beautiful commemorative plate from the 1939 World's Fair! The World of Tomorrow! Peak Art Deco!  Frie...
Friday, July 12, 2024

On Genre

›
Me in the Library of Congress, just because. I've had a quick correspondence with a college librarian writing a research paper on "...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.