Dim early-morning hotel room with a chair by a foggy window, a phone, notebook, and folded martial arts uniform on the bed.

I'm in a dark hotel room, in the foothills of Northern California... just out of the shower and getting ready for another day of training. I hear my phone chirp. Pick it up, and see the text from my wife. More than ...

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Tarnished silver coins in hand used for practicing sleight of hand and coin magic

Car is getting unbearably hot. I’m sitting in my car in a parking lot in Hollywood… on Sunset, near Thai town. Supposed to meet Mr. George for an interview. Not for a job. To become a student. Of magic. He’d already called ...

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Quiet night run along a street after martial arts training

I stopped recording. As usual, I said: "No excuses" at the end of my video. For the hundredth time. Probably more. Don't quit. Don't stop. Keep showing up. I've said it all over the past year. As if I'm on some hero's ...

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