Dove in Hand #writewithZo
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Dove in Hand is a short story for the #writewithZo contest.
It's about a magician who doesn't believe in magic, set in the north shore of Boston.
What happens when a magician doesn't believe in magic? What is left of him? Will he ever find himself?
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