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Sharing offbeat magic tricks with cards, coins and everyday objects
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When Magic Goes Wrong (But Actually Goes Right): Pipo's Perverse Production
Transform your “Mistakes” into magical triumphs with this mind-bending four-King production. 👑
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Dolly Parton Card Trick
A self-working prediction that’ll have you “Working 9 to 5” on your presentation skills! 🎵
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The Thread That Binds: Designing Memorable Magic
Learn how thinking like a designer can help you construct stronger and more memorable magic routines.
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Split Soul Theory
Learn a romantic packet trick that transforms a simple card routine into a profound celebration of love, destiny and life-long connection. 💞
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Well Begun or Half Done? Classical Wisdom for Contemporary Conjurers
Could a 2,000-year-old Roman proverb transform you from a perpetual beginner into a master magician?
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Sixpence Ceremony
Discover a new approach to “Will the Cards Match?” with a presentation rooted in the folklore surrounding the English sixpence coin.
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Colourful Hijinks
Learn a pun-static card routine with four colourful Jokers based on the classic Gordon Bean packet trick, “Jinks”. 🃏🃏🃏🃏🌈
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Albion Aces
A playful version of Herb Zarrow’s “Revolving Aces” with a two-phase “Spectator in Trouble” plot. 🇬🇧
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A Taxonomy of Magicians
A simple classification system for the different ways to engage with magic as a hobby, career or art form.
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Mark of the Beast
Learn a poetic packet trick with a Faustian feel based on the classic card trick “Color Monte” by Jim Temple. 👿
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The Puzzling World of Paradox Poetry
In this post, I discuss the benefits of paradoxical poetry by looking at “Antigonish” or “The Little Man Who Wasn’t There” by Hughes Means.
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What a Weird Inn!
In this article, you’ll learn about an obscure magic trick known as the “Weird Inn” and explore several different ways to perfom it.
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Playing Cards with the Devil
Read some spooky stories this Halloween and learn a devilsihly delightful card trick called “High Card to Hell”! 🔥
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Performance Diary: Sandwiches & Sorcery
Reflections on a recent performance of mine at a networking lunch at work! 🥪🪄
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Paradox of Love
Learn a packet trick based on the counterintuitive concept that giving love away is the only way to truly keep it. ❤
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A Terrible Twist
My candid thoughts on Lloyd Barnes’ version of “Twisting the Aces”. In the article, I also share my thoughts on the “enshittification” of magic. 💩
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The SPREAD Sequence: A Framework for Improving the Performance of Magic
A powerful six-step process to improve the impact of your magical performances.
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Quick Change Queens
Learn an unusual variation of Dr. Daley's Last Trick in which the the backs of four Queens repeatedly change colour. 👑
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Laughing Boy and Lumberjack
Learn a multi-phase rendition of Dr. Daley’s Last Trick inspired by the game of Euchre and an old American folk song! 😆🪓
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