Slight of hand is easy; real magic is hard.

Slight of hand is easy; real magic is hard. I had to memorize each of the 52 cards' real names. For instance the 5 of spades was Biff.

I found that naming them after minor characters in old mobster movies lessened the learning curve, but the neighbors didn't appreciate my failures. "Legs, you son of a bitch," I'd

rip one of you off, put a red high heel on your foot and stab Esmeralda in the eye! She will thank you in the end.

because the 1 eyed woman is queen in the land of the blind, Esmerelda's top holiday location. She will be visiting next spring when their sparse vegetation begins to greenen & the

freezing winter gives way to spring. She stared at the sunset for the last time, knowing this would be the last thing she ever saw. Taking a breath, she covered her eyes with acid.

She screamed with pain as the acid burned her eyes. Matt rushed to her side in an attempt to save her, but but nothing ever worked. He then remembered. The Golden Apple,it can do

EliteSwag, Maddie4ever &Sugarfree hung their heads in shame.They'd blown it.They'd ruined Chaz's exceptionally great story.But you know what they say: It ain't over 'til it's over

PurpleProf, on the otherhand, was delighed. The cackles that erupted from his/her mouth brought all the other collaborators to shame. His/her plan was finally working.

The folds were living proof life imitates art as much as art imitates life. That old chicken and the egg line. Purple Prof's chicken crossed the road just in time that afternoon!