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Rogue Launch Day!
The people of Little Brick Township celebrate the launch of Rogue with a new billboard in the entertainment district. And as Launch Day turns to night, they gather for a party and dance to the music of...
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Teshuvah
The ten days that started on the evening of September 4 and end at sundown on September 14 mark the High Holy Days in Judaism. The beginning of the High Holy Days is Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, a...
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Minifigs: Character, Personality, and Action
Welcome to the second post in the LEGOctober series! Here I will discuss what the Lego minifig can show us about character development. I would also like to thank Cynthia Leitich-Smith, who this week...
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Complicating the Minifig: Layered Narrative
Welcome back to LEGOctober! Last week in “Minifigs: Character, Personality, and Action,” I used the face and clothing of the minifigure to emphasize consistency of character while allowing room for...
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The Tragic Tale of Lego Piggy: Point of View
Being trapped at home following a snowstorm has made me nostalgic for those October days when the only thing I had to clear was fallen leaves from my yard. My LEGOctober series turned out to be quite...
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Happy Holidays from Kiara, Chad and the Bike Boys!
Thank you, readers, for a wonderful 2013! I hope you have a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and great start to 2014. I look forward to adding more pictures, stories, reviews, and tales of travel in...
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How Rainha Lost Her Crown: A Mini-Story on the Importance of Reading and...
A couple of years ago I received a contract to write an article for an online encyclopedia predicting how Latino voters might affect the 2012 election. My search for primary and secondary sources led...
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A Gallery of LEGO Book Launches
The Divided We Fall launch photo. Shortly after New Year’s, I posted my economic development plan for the unemployment-plagued Little Brick Township — to have the idle Bricksters pose for scenes in...
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I’m a Mentor! The #KidsNeedMentors Program
Little Brick Township in August 2019, with the two houseboats. Other constructions have found new homes, however. Several years ago, author Ann Braden teamed up with fellow author Jarrett Lerner and...
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