The Fies Files

[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...

[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 ...

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 ...

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...

[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...

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 ...

[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...

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...

[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...

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

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

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

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