"A Teen's Routines" is an early, self-published magic booklet written and released by renowned magician and co-founder of Vanishing Inc. Magic Joshua Jay. Published in 1998, it provides aspiring young magicians with practical sleight-of-hand routines and foundational theory. The booklet contains original magic effects, sleight-of-hand techniques, and specific card routines invented by Jay during his adolescence. It includes early versions of several classic Joshua Jay sleights, such as the Discreet Displacement move and Grandma's Coin Trick, which he later elaborated on in his larger publications. The booklet is widely considered an archival glimpse into the early developmental stages of his legendary career. "A Teen's Routines" is largely out of print, copies or references to its contents are preserved in magic collections like the Conjuring Archive. Jay eventually expanded on the ideas presented in this book and wrote broader, widely available guides for young magicians — such as "Under, Over". —– Contents Who is Joshua Jay? Joshua Jay: "Award Winning Teenage Magician" Magic that makes SENSE A Safe Bet (about the dangers of using betting as a plot in magic) Armamentarium Aces (four Ace location routine, modelled after Henry Christ's Aces) Seeing is Believing (Card to card box with funny presentation) That's The Hard Part (Find two four of a kinds, and deck separates into red-black) Written Favorite (Two card transposition between magician and spectator's favorite card, and "Your Favorite Card" magically appears on the back of spectator's card – initial sequence inspired by Chad Long) EncACEd (Aces produced from a deck placed in card case, ending is deck vanishes from the card case) Mike Masevic – Pulling My String (Short rope stretched to long rope) Fold Up Fooler (Picture of coins on paper becomes real coins) Grandma's Coin Trick (Two coin transposition with surprise ending of poker chip production – uses purse) Matchbox Restoration (Matchbox gimmick used to restore torn card, vanish, produce or shrink a card) Fingertip Fingerip (Magician removes end of pinky finger, and restores it) The Book Cut (False Flourish Cut) The Jay Change (One handed color change done on the face card of the deck, held vertically) Losing Diamonds (Selection /Two of Diamonds/ made and lost. Ten of Diamonds shown, given a flick, flurry of red diamonds fly out, leaving the Two of Diamonds) A Utility Discovery (Utility sequence – spectator deals and stops on their own selection, and second selection is then found reversed in the deck) Watch This! (rubber band visibly linked onto watchband) A Conjuring Conference (Poem on magic written by Josh) The Great Card Caper In Closing
