Middle-Aged, Disabled, and Still Playing with Toys

30 Jun

I have a joyful building toy hobby, which has now inspired a new YouTube channel @ConstruxtiveChris featuring a favorite toy from my childhood, Fisher-Price Construx. This channel has nothing to do with my speaking business or my Splat books. It’s … Read More »

What Grown-Ups Need to Learn from These Ableist Toy Reviews

7 Oct

trigger warning: insensitive statements about people with disabilities You know I love LEGO®, so we don’t expect me to be getting big mad during one of my frequent scrolls on LEGO.com, but it happened. It of course wasn’t anything my … Read More »

Invisible Disabilities and LEGO

11 Jan

I love LEGO®, and LEGO helps me love myself. Here’s how it happened. LEGO bricks were my favorite childhood toy. When I was in middle school, they existed in secret. It was the early 90s, and I was getting teenager … Read More »