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I'm a writer, cartoonist, and sometime-science-guy who tries to start most mornings writing 250 words on anything. I post one of the good ones every Tuesday.

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    250 Words on Liminal Creativity (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="398" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iXuR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F38e0ffc8-cd6d-41d2-b073-a1a2e22c0623_2050x560.jpe

  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    250 Words on Work Families (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="398" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4U8t!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e3ecb65-2478-4a69-9778-6b18f3d10892_2050x560.jpe

  3. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    250 Words on Home Design (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="398" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4miH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e17bd78-1382-41ae-9066-305d3ed89b63_2050x560.jpe

  4. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    250 Words on Back to the Future (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="398" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_zqj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed846ef7-a8a6-4b69-b715-984df45e42df_2050x560.jpe

  5. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    250 Words on the AP Stylebook (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="398" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!soaR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa3a817a2-e451-4c47-9b12-6ab49c0492d3_2050x560.jpe

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