We here at MojoFiction love the sci-fi/fantasy genre. We used to read fantasy novels all the time, though we started with Dragonlance, not The Lord of the Rings (we are soooo sorry). But we took a serious hiatus from them a couple of years ago. The fantasy genre is as popular as ever, why would we do that? Well, either... Continue Reading →
Right now a thousand bloggers and journalists and maybe even some celebrities are pounding away at their keyboards in an effort to post some kind of memorial on Chicago film critic Roger Ebert. Me too. Not that I have a leg to stand on. I never met Mr. Ebert. I only watched his show and read... Continue Reading →
"To Fiction or to Non-Fiction - that is the question Jeff Shaara does not concern himself with..." - Hamlet, Act 8 - Scene 3 Jeff Shaara pulls off a neat trick with his 2012 book “A Blaze of Glory.” He presents a historical documentation of the civil war battle of Shiloh in the guise of a... Continue Reading →
Bear with us, this is going somewhere. [1] Amidst the horde of books MojoFiction has either received or bought for our son during the early years, there was one title that stood out, “If You Give a Pig a Pancake.” It’s a funny little book about the improbable chain of events that would happen if... Continue Reading →
A while back, we here at MojoFiction promised some good old-fashioned shameless self-promotion. We don't want to disappoint. Now that our debut novel is finally available everywhere it's going to get for the moment, we thought we'd take some time to offer up two brief excerpts. You may recall that the story is about a... Continue Reading →
If my employer is reading this, I'll probably get fired, but, oh well. Today Google reminded those of us who love internet searches that it's the anniversary of the untimely death of Douglas Adams. Seeing their celebratory doodle reminded me of my one-time encounter with the author. I say encounter loosely, since the famous author... Continue Reading →
Laughter is the Best Medicine Placebo or not, MojoFiction believes entirely in the healing powers of laughter. At the very least, it makes people in the office wonder what you're up to. (We're assuming you work for Yahoo! and are, therefore, not laughing at home...) With that in mind, MojoFiction is pleased to announce our... Continue Reading →
I have an older brother that serves in the United States Army. Naturally, I’m very proud of that fact. However, even more proud of that fact is, apparently, my very own son, who can’t get enough of his uncle and his uncle’s whole family. Last summer we flew to Texas to visit them at their... Continue Reading →
How It Was When MojoFiction was a young lad, our dad owned a serious piece of turntable hardware. Sometimes called a radio cabinet, it resembled a squat, wood buffet table, but with a player hidden inside, speakers concealed in both ends, and a slot next to the turntable for keeping a collection of vinyl records.... Continue Reading →
The Legend of Gerald Arthur McGuinness Does Santa Claus ride a Harley? Is it okay to post nude pictures of your friends all over town if you tell them it’s for a good cause? And just what is a placenta anyway? These are the hard questions Gerald Arthur McGuinness faces growing up in the small,... Continue Reading →
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