Virginia Blythe is an antiques specialist at Gable & Co., an auction house in Toronto, Canada. While working alone late one night at the auction house, she hears a ghostly wailing from the dark corners of the basement. It’s not the first time someone has heard voices from the basement, but the last one who... Continue Reading →
A Cold and Rainy Night (or: Pencil Noir)
It was one of those nights in Chi-town. You know the kind. The rain taps against the front window of your favorite gin joint while a live singer belts out the blues just a little too loud for the small space, and just a little too blue for the bleary-eyed patrons. The kind of night... Continue Reading →
JOHNNY HIRO (a graphic novel review)
We here at MojoFiction are always looking out for the next big thing, that next cultural phenomenon that's destined to influence tomorrow's generation of young artists and leaders. We do that because we are, of course, cool and hip and young. And by young we mean don't look at the picture on our about page... Continue Reading →
Doorways to Arkomo (a book review)
Doorways To Arkomo - Book One of The Spirit Oak's Gift Eleven-year-old Sorel stays hidden. She lives in the prince’s keep in the heart of Arkomo with the one-hundred princes – princes who are destined to fulfill the prophecy every one hundred years that ushers in a new era of kingship. But Sorel is a girl... Continue Reading →
The Girl from I.T. – A Novel
We here at MojoFiction have been hard at work for the last couple of months preparing our new novel for publication. We’re done and we have officially published The Girl from I.T. Here’s what it’s all about. Drum roll! (You’ll have to imagine it since you’re reading a blog. Trust us, we got this guy called... Continue Reading →
2312 (a book review)
Science Fiction comes in a lot of flavors. However, you can usually break it down into two main categories: space opera and hard science fiction. Having trouble telling the difference between the two? Here’s a simple test. Is the book several hundred pages longer than it needs to be? If so, it was probably written... Continue Reading →
The Queen’s Agent (a book review)
Recently, we here at MojoFiction tuned into ESPN’s Mike and Mike on the radio. They had Mike Lupica on the line and they were discussing his new book. The first thing Mike Lupica said about his book was “It was so much fun to write that character,” referring to the protagonist. In our opinion (which you... Continue Reading →
MojoFiction Presents: Erotica for Sports Fans (aka 69 Seconds for High-Sticking; aka 50 Yards of Play)
Jimmy Mongus sat silently in front of his locker, staring at the ball between his legs. He had lived his whole life in the shadow of his older brother Hugh, but now his time had come. He was the starting quarterback, and he would play the field like a champion. He picked up the football... Continue Reading →
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S STAR WARS (A Book Review)
VERILY, A NEW HOPE This is a real book. Seriously. We here at MojoFiction couldn’t believe it either. Shakespeare AND Star Wars together? Break out the paper bags because we’re hyperventilating from too much excitement due to overexposure to a geek fantasy unlike any other. Sci-fi nuts, historians, and your college English professor together in... Continue Reading →
The Girl From I.T. – A Love Story
Okay, so we here at MojoFiction are actually in the midst of writing our second novel and we hope to have it finished … some day. It’s the story of a Chicago girl trying to make her way in the world despite her tendency to get in her own way of doing so, including getting... Continue Reading →