Original Work

Three close-up routines developed over the past decade. Each in the Vernon tradition: the spectator's own hands do the magic.

I.

Cards

A card is touched in the spread and left jutting from the center of the deck. The spectator pushes it home themselves. One snap, and their card is on top. The choosing, the losing, and the finding all happen in the spectator's hands.

II.

Coins

A coin routine in three movements, with a penny and a quarter. The quarter goes into the pocket and turns up back in the hand beside the penny. Then the penny does the same. The third time, the hand opens empty — the coin that kept coming back is gone, and so is the one that never left. Performed at close range with everyday pocket change.

III.

Dice

A dice routine performed as a tutorial. Two dice trade places; then the lesson begins. The seven-sum rule of standard dice is demonstrated genuinely, and within it, dots come off a die and go back on. The spectator throws the final pip and watches their own throw cause the change.