z • Brightness • Dazzling flash "zing! -- A shimmering ray of sunlight, powerful as a laser beam, flashed." -- Roger George Clark, The Magic Statue (2004) • Electricity "He felt a zing like a static shock." -- Jennifer Stevenson, Trash Sex Magic (2004) • Go up -- Linda Varsell Smith, The Rainbow Rescue (200 ) • Instantaneous -- D.J. MacHale, Black Water (2004) • Magic "There was the sudden zip and zing of magic." -- Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic (2000) • Pizzazz -- Laurie Notaro, We Thought You Would Be Prettier (2005) • Sparkle "All the stars zing." -- Margo Lanagan, Black Juice (2005) • Vibrate "She gave him a look with those blue eyes of hers that made him zing like one of the strings she was strumming." -- Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia (1977) • Whizzing past -- K.A. Applegate, The Exposed (1999) • Zigzag "Icefire felt the euphoria of magic zing through his body." -- Christina Woods, Wizard's Curse (2005) Common Magician's Applications: Mentalism. For example: "Explain that on the word 'Zing' (or other suitable word, Abracadabra, Shazzam, etc.) a magic spell will take hold of the group. The effect of the spell is that one member will become a frozen 'statue' but the other person will have the power to free their partner."18 Variations and Incantations: • Abracadabra, fling, zing -- Peter Lerangis, Zap! Science Fair Surprise! (2002) • Ka-zing • K-k-k-zing -- Tony Abbott, Quest for the Queen (2000) 18 Bernie Warren, Using the Creative Arts in Therapy (1984)