For most of my life I’ve been fascinated with Lego building blocks. I love the idea that they are a strangely modern art form – small manufactured pieces assembled together in a billion different ways to create microcosms of culture. There’s something so powerful in that idea that I can’t quite wrap my mind around it.
I’ve collected Legos on and off since I was a kid, castles mostly, although I dabbled in the town, space, and pirate themes a little. When I was a kid my favorite thing to do …

I love writing and I love being a writer. Even if I never get anything into traditional print or make any money for it, I’ll probably keep doing it because writing is my favorite thing to do. It also keeps me mentally stable (well, as mentally stable as a writer can be) – if I don’t write I get cantankerous, irritable, and socially withdrawn. I don’t have it, I get serious withdrawals. Who cares – I wouldn’t trade it for ANYTHING.
However, it does have its drawbacks. Fear of failure is …