Abell Smith is a part-time political cartoonist, part-time graphic designer, part-time web designer, part-time illustrator, part-time Flash animator, and full-time sports and music geek. He has a B.A. in Political Science and Comparative History of Ideas (CHID) from the University of Washington, and attended Tulane Law School in New Orleans. He currently lives in Seattle.

In 2005, Fighting Words was featured in Ted Rall’s Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists, published by NBM.  It has also appeared in Funny Times, runs regularly in Eat the State! (Seattle, WA) and on the website ZNet, and can be seen in various other anthologies, small press publications, 'zines, and comics and politics sites (see Links page). Smith is a member of The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) and Cartoonists With Attitude (CWA).

See also the following auxiliary Fighting Words sites: Facebook (Abell's page), Facebook (Fighting Words page), Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Delicious, Reddit, LinkedIn, Technorati, Bebo, Mixx, and the less-used Myspace, Flickr, and Photobucket.

Seattle-area folks can find a selection of Fighting Words merchandise at Not a Number, a very cool store on 45th about a block east of Wallingford Center (1905 N. 45th; open Mon - Thu 11:00am to 7:00pm, Fri & Sat 11:00am to 8:00pm, Sun 11:30am to 6:00pm).

Fighting Words is currently available for publication as a weekly or periodic feature! Fees for the use of Fighting Words are based on a sliding scale, adjusted according to the size and circulation of your publication. Please email me to work out the details.

Personal webpages or "non-profit" blogs with progressive political themes are welcome to use Fighting Words cartoons, as long as they swap links with me! Non-profit progressive political organizations or activist groups are generally allowed to use Fighting Words free-of-charge on leaflets, pamphlets, or other informative material; please email me with a description of your group to obtain permission.

All cartoons are available in black & white or color, and in varying sizes and resolutions. I'm also available for illustrations by assignment, or for commissioned local-issue cartoons. Let me know what you need, and I'll try to make it happen!

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