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Royal Road

So there you are, with that new copy of The Royal Road to Card Magic that you found under the Christmas tree (or that old copy that you found in your stuff and dusted off because you’re finally ready to get serious about learning magic). Lots of tricks in this book. Lots of good stuff. Continue reading “Royal Road”

Seven More Days

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
A quick reminder that it’s only seven more days before the end of my traditional Midwinter Festival Sale – if you’ve got got a friend who might want a critique and line-edit, or if you want to buy one for yourself to hang on to until you’re ready…

Artwork

I’m rather happy with this composition. And hey, fake news! Who knew that would be a thing?

I’d Thought I Was Done with Politics

After reprinting the Whig and Republican songbooks from 1844 and 1888 I thought I’d be done with this. But hey, it’s time to stand up for truth. Who knew that Teen Vogue would be a bastion of hard-hitting journalism? The CIA officially determined that Russia intervened in our election, and President-elect Donald Trump dismissed theContinue reading “I’d Thought I Was Done with Politics”

Setting a Magic Set

So, for some wild reason, you feel the need to put together a magic kit for someone you really like. Rather than going out and laying down a couple of bills on an “executive magic kit” (as you can find various places), here’s what I’d do: In A nice leather briefcase, put: A copyContinue reading “Setting a Magic Set”