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Summer’s Lease Isn’t Up Yet

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Any day now, though, the maple tree by the foot of our driveway will show its first patch of color. August up here is almost as much the start of autumn as it is the last of summer, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I lived…

The Magicians’ Marching Song

(To the tune of The Caissons Go Rolling Along) Over hill, over dale, Catching rabbits by the tail Magicians go strolling along! Classic force, side-steal too, I’ve got your card inside my shoe Magicians go strolling along! Then it’s Alakazam! We just don’t give a damn Cut our assistants into two! (Two! Three! Four!)Continue reading “The Magicians’ Marching Song”

Healthcare, of course

Or, something freelancers don’t get.

Erase Una Vez en el Oeste

Today is the anniversary of a couple of iconic events from the Wild West: One of the first, if not the first, actual middle-of-the-street quick-draw gunfighter duels, and the first train robbery by the Younger-James gang (not the first train robbery of the Old West, though — the Reno brothers beat Cole and Frank toContinue reading “Erase Una Vez en el Oeste”

The Magic Contest

The results of the first annual Granite State Magicians’ New England Magic Contest, held last Sunday in Peabody, MA: In first place, Jude Giordano of Agawam, MA. In second place, Tristan James of Kingston, RI. In third place, Brad Beady of Hartford, CT. Congratulations to all our contestants! No one died, no one stabbed themselvesContinue reading “The Magic Contest”