On May 3rd Brendan Adkins posted his last Anacrusis story. Here is something he didn’t write.

It’s true, Kris is finding out: a magician should never explain his tricks. “So the bang is just flash powder?”

“That’s the beauty of this trick, there’s no real magic involved at all.”

“You really break the watch?”

“Oh no dear boy, what a waste that would be! Sleight of hand, nothing more.”

“But the mark really disappears!”

“For that I need an accomplice. You met Harold?” Harold gives a friendly nod. “Harold is waiting in the crowd. While the mark is distracted by the flash powder, Harold eats him.”

Harold smiles. His teeth don’t look like anything extraordinary at all.