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Dan Harlan, The Giving Magician
My journey into magic isn’t your typical “I got a magic kit as a kid and studied at Hogwarts until they made me president” type of story. Yet somehow, here I was—the 108th president of The Society of American Magicians, the oldest and most prestigious magic organization in… Read More
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Founders Bust
I’ve been meaning to write this for quite a while… but, you know… cancer. Anyway, today I’m feeling better, and I don’t want to let this full-circle moment slip by undocumented. Over the last year, I had the honor of serving as President of the Society of American… Read More
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Magic Will Break Your Heart (But I’m Still Here With Glue and Glitter)
Over the last few years, I’ve managed to carve out a small, oddly-shaped niche for myself in the world of magic. It’s not huge—more like a name tag at a convention—but it’s mine. And like many magicians, I’ve looked up to Tom Mullica, who once said, “Magic will… Read More
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How Comics (and Rob Liefeld) Helped Me Find My Way Back to Art
As a kid, reading was incredibly difficult for me. I have vivid memories of hitting myself in the head out of frustration—convinced that if I gave my brain a good “clunk,” like an old television, it might finally start working right. Words often swam on the page, and… Read More
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Why I Left the Corporate World.
My time as a supervisor and program manager was both incredibly rewarding and deeply exhausting. I poured myself into the care of the patients we served and was equally committed to the well-being of my staff. Managing a diverse team naturally comes with interpersonal challenges—conflicts are inevitable, even… Read More
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Celebrating the Legacy: The Founding of the Society of American Magicians
On May 10th, 1902, a small group of professional and amateur conjurors gathered in the back of Martinka’s magic shop in New York City. Their goal? To form an organization dedicated to elevating the art of magic and creating a community for magicians to share, grow, and protect… Read More