What is it about Opening Day for Major League Baseball that's so exciting? I'm a Cubs fan so it's clearly not "The Prospect of Winning." No, the best I can hope for this season is a better record than the White Sox, which doesn't look promising. Maybe it's the start of spring and impending days of summer; maybe it's the thought... Continue Reading →
Just What Are Today’s Kids Thinking, Anyway? And Should We Have Asked?
Two for one! Today MojoFiction meditates on the unexpected thought processes of this nation’s youth. And by youth we mean kids under the age of eight. And by kids under eight we mean our own kid (who's actually eight now but never mind). After eight the cuteness scale really drops off. We also mini-review "The Croods"... Continue Reading →
Ah, Children-ness (or, Darn You Doctor Who!)
Ah, kids. We here at MojoFiction like kids. We have one of our own. One of the great pleasures of parenting has been teaching our child to read. We started off with the basics, new versions of old stuff like the Dick and Jane stories ("See Spot eat all of Jane's ice cream while Dick points and laughs",... Continue Reading →
The Book!
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 →