The Fies Files

There's much talk about planets lining up these days, because they're all in the same half of the sky and make a pretty sight. The a...

  [I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] Friends and readers know ...

[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] My wife, Karen, has to eat ...

I've just returned home from a quick trip to and from southern California via Interstate 5, a flat straight freeway through some of the ...

[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] “There's nothing to wri...

My delight of the day comes courtesy of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who called a press conference to announce that he was changing the nam...

I go light on politics online because Internet arguments don't change minds and few care what I think. Still, I think it's worthwhil...

[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] One of my life regrets is t...

I had a terrific Saturday at my favorite little comics convention in the world, LumaCon, organized by librarians in the town of Petaluma, Ca...

Overview of the main exhibition space from 2024. LumaCon is held at the Petaluma Community Center, with other activities in the lobby and ne...

[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] One skill I learned as an e...

[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] “‘It is only half an hour’–...

[I try to start my day writing 250 words on anything. I’ll post one every Tuesday until I run out of good ones.] My opinion on whether there...