Magic was in the air the day Maureen’s father retired. A charmed life was how he told it. From that first rabbit he’d pulled out of a hat, he had an itch to travel. He took to the road, bringing his family along from one carnival to another.
Perhaps that’s why Maureen stayed anchored. “When will you settle?” Maureen lit a seven decade birthday candle.
“Oh, someday, maybe.” He pulled a quarter from behind his grandson’s ear and handed it to him.
At eighty, he moved into care, where he roamed the halls doing card tricks. He never grew old.
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