“Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.” –Teller

I forgot to mention this last month but check out this post: Chris Jones talks about storytelling and magic.

Great stuff.

And enjoy Glenn Stout’s 15 ways to survive as a freelance writer.  

[Photo Credit: Carlos Serrao; Peter Yang]

From Kotke comes links to a New Yorker profile on the pick pocket Apollo Robbins as well as this New York Times video: