A Peek at Impractical Magic: Chapter 1 Ryan Ortiz stuck his head into Colin Campbell’s office, dark eyes dancing. Judging by the grin his coworker wore, Colin got the impression that Ryan was up to no good, or at least had stumbled across something he thought was guaranteed to liven up their workday. “You’ve got a visitor.” “Yeah?” Colin didn’t look up from his laptop’s screen, pretending he was focused on the mind-numbingly boring article he was currently writing about the installation of new solar-powered parking meters in Tucson’s downtown district. The week had been quiet so far, and without any sensational crimes to cover, he’d been relegated to writing the sorts of articles his editor claimed were necessary but which made Colin want to bang his head into a wall. Did anyone even rea

