The number one question I get since going public with my return to magic is, “How’s the magic going?”  That’s a complicated question to answer, too complicated for casual conversation, really. I tend to fall back on, “It’s coming along.”  That’s enough for most people, who then smile, nod, and move on to how (insert miserable condition) the weather is. If I gave them the complicated answer, they would be forced to endure hours of backstory, references they don’t care about, and possible tears.  Actually, that’s an exaggeration - it wouldn’t be hours… Somewhere in the middle is the truth of my journey, and the one word that sums it up the best is “Learning.”  It really has been like going back to school part-time. I am, of course, learning the pieces that I include in my acts, but there’s much more to it than just “learning a few tricks.”  There’s script-writing, acting, movement, stagecraft - the list seems endless, but all equally important. O...