''Stairwell'' follows the unassured, slightly neurotic, everyman Norman Stairs. But Norman isn’t your normal guy. Based on the phenomenon “L'Esprit D'escalier,” Norman “sees” and “talks” to a manifestation of his brain. Stairwell updates every day.

The complete ''Stairwell'' comic strip archive can be viewed [[http://www.stairwellonline.com here]].

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!!Frequent ''Stairwell'' Tropes:

* {{Can Not Spit It Out}}: Norman cannot talk to women without completely messing up
* {{I Just Want to Be Special}}: Norman wants frequently wishes he was more special, could talk to women, was brave, was smart, was funny, was intelligent, etc.
* {{Imaginary Friend}}: Manifested in the form of Norman's brain
* {{Straight Man and Wise Guy}}: Norman plays the Straight Man and his brain is the Wise Guy
* {{Sunday Strip}}: On Sundays, Stairwell emulates a Sunday style strip that is totally unrelated to any storylines that might be going on
* {{Talking To Themself}}: Norman goes through long walks in the park where he thinks about things and has discussions with himself through the manifestation of his brain
* {{White Collar Worker}}: Norman holds a generic office job