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Tales of an Amateur Magician

I’ve always loved magic. I don’t study it from a scholarly perspective, like some of my colleagues. But I’ve always liked the idea that the seemingly impossible is, in fact, possible, or at least seems to be. I’ve drawn on … Continue reading

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Message in a digital bottle

The night my brother died, I received a text message on my cell phone. This was 2001, so the flip phone was primitive by today’s standards. Text messages were only used in emergencies, and they were so rare and exotic … Continue reading

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