Episode 2: Anything But The Truth

The Trial of Memory Fairchild

Some questions, and only a few answers.

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Cardona Public Library: Newspaper Archives

Ask Calliope: Encouraging magic to present

Dear Calliope,

My child is almost nine years old, and there’s still no sign that his magic presented! My wife and I are worried he’ll fall behind in school, or that his classmates will bully him. Our family says we should scare him into his presentation moment, but I don’t know how best to do that. What can we do to encourage his magic to present?

- Concerned Mothers

Hello Concerned Mothers,

One thing to keep in mind here is that everyone presents their magic differently, and no two presentation moments are exactly the same. Although it is understandable to be worried, I would hold off on trying the old “scaring them into magic” trick — you’re likely to do more harm than good! It could be possible that your son’s magic already presented without you noticing. Many of us forget what it’s like the first time we do magic, and all the mixed-up emotions that come from it. If his magic appeared in a stressful or embarrassing situation, he might have tried to hide it from you. Alternately, he might not have realized he was doing magic when it happened! Sitting down with him and a counselor...

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Written, directed, edited, and produced by Samantha Seely.

Performances by:

• “Memory Fairchild” - Grace Gibson
• “Dr. Gardens” - Samantha Seely
• “Reed Song” - Devon Moravec
• “Ash Calaway” - Aprille Mohn
• “Slate Morrison” - Anna Byriel
• “Helvetica Redway” - Kennedy Gilbert

A special thanks to Colin Helb and Tara Moore for their advising.

Logo designed by Grace Gibson. More of her work can be found at https://gracecgibson.com/

Sound effects by Joao_Janz, thegreatperson, ftpalad, hannagreen, Otakua, bennychico11, cMilan, jpkweli, mccormick_iain, Tomlija, TheSupremeMuf and dansotak via freesound.org. Additional sound effects from sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk under the RemArc Licence, bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2021 BBC.

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