This year’s Lego Advent Calendar reviews
I know it’s a day late and a dollar short, but this year’s Lego Advent Calendar reviews on The Brick Architect are online and include my third review of a City Advent Calendar.
Celebrating Black LEGO Creators
Just in time for Black History Month, the Brick Architect has published my review of two Lego building books by artists/creators of African descent: "Beasts from Bricks" by Ekow Nimako and "Brick X Brick" by Adam Ward.
My second Lego set review
For the second year, The Brick Architect has recruited me to be one of five writers reviewing the new Lego Advent Calendars. Like last year, my part of the collective article is about the City Advent Calendar, which means I got a second full Lego set for free to assemble and review.
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Essay: “An Immodest Proposal” [CONTENT ADVISORY]
CONTENT ADVISORY: Discussions of sexual assault, gun violence, domestic violence, physical child abuse, child homicide and violence against peaceful protesters.
Essay: “Madness”
“Madness” is a graduate school-era rant, plain and simple. It’s wild, messy, pissed off, but there’s a lot of truth in it.
Essay: “The Sacred, the Ceremonial, and Substances”
As a longtime proud lightweight drinker, I’ve always been interested in people’s mores, values and practices when it comes to casual substance use. This essay explores some of my observations and my own values when it comes to mind-altering chemical use.
My second Brick Architect article
My second writing assignment for Lego-centered website The Brick Architect is a contribution to a collective article reviewing all five of the 2021 Lego Advent Calendar sets. I got to review the City Advent Calendar, which meant receiving a free Lego set courtesy of The Brick Architect himself, writer Tom Alphin, to assemble.
Essay: “Ars longa, life ain’t shit”
This graduate school prose piece is based on the ancient aphorism “Ars longa, vita brevis.” The essay applies the idea to my life and purpose of making art and being alive.
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Essay: “Scars” [CONTENT ADVISORY]
CONTENT ADVISORY: Discussions of suicide attempts, behavioral health conditions including PTSD, psychiatric imprisonment and self-mutilation, including cutting, piercing and tattooing. Graphic descriptions of cutting.