We here at MojoFiction celebrated our 40th birthday on Friday night by crying ourselves to sleep because we are now old. But we also celebrated by taking in a Chicago Bulls basketball game on Saturday night. Instead of attending the game with our good friend Mr. Jack N. Coke (along with some regular friends, probably),... Continue Reading →
On Turning 40…
We didn't like it. Sincerely, MojoFiction
Secrets in Stone (a book review)
Joyce Manning lives a lonely life in Chicago. She’s an old-fashioned girl in many ways and she doesn’t have many friends. She doesn’t own a computer or a cell phone. The one man she’s interested in isn’t particularly interested in women. When the unthinkable happens and she’s assaulted in her own apartment, she desperately wants... 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’S #1 SUPER-AWESOME YOUTH BASKETBALL ALL-STAR GAME
Originally we planned on blogging live from the Academy Awards, but apparently security at the Kodak theatre decided to keep it tight this year, and somehow we made “the list,” so they stopped us at the back door (we thought we were pretty secure in that cello case) and graciously allowed us to stay in... Continue Reading →
A Toad … In a Car
"Toad Car! Toad Car! Toad Car!" This was the cheer that greeted MojoFiction as we sat down to watch our son compete in the annual Cub Scout pinewood derby. We don't know if it was right or if it was wrong. But it happened. Before we talk about Toad Car, though, let's explain the pinewood derby... Continue Reading →
Night at the [Field] Museum
We here at MojoFiction delivered a sweet Christmas present this holiday season when we presented our son with tickets to an overnight at the Field Museum of Natural History here in Chicago, an event for kids age 6-12 and their guardians. Last Friday we had to deliver on those tickets, which, it never occurred to us, was... Continue Reading →
METRA Train Service Reveals Top-Secret Load-N-Go Program
The executive staff here at MojoFiction accidentally went in to work yesterday, which we take no responsibility for. We would have never made it in if our car hadn't started. Stupid German engineering. Anyway, as many of you know it was bitter cold, so we threw on our swants and figured everything would be okay,... Continue Reading →
And On The 8th Day He Said, “Let There Be Awards”
We weren’t going to post anything until after the new year, but there may have been some developments in the end-of-year awards category. You know, probably. We’re still trying to figure it out. But when you’re a super-famous, trendsetting, international magnate like MojoFiction, these things happen. If we could count how many times we were... Continue Reading →
How to Survive the Holidays
It’s been a long week since this whole thing began last Tuesday. We haven’t even had time to get to this until today. It all started with the lighting of the Christmas tree in Daley Plaza here in Chicago. They lit it two days before Thanksgiving, leading us to believe that Thanksgiving had been cancelled... Continue Reading →