“Colors of Art”
- Explores early obsession with the hidden “architecture” beneath creativity—art as energetic language.
- Highlights James Vogel as a model of e…
New York City
“Deva of York”
No body content — seed chapter
“Festival of Wounding”
- Frames a moody gathering called the “Festival of Wounding,” themed around pain and harm.
- Places the event at Burke and Tara-Lee’s home, desc…
“The Faerytale Brigade”
- Introduces the “Faerytale Brigade” as a circle of NYC artisans embodying living Story.
- Describes sensory overwhelm and near-constant drowning …
“2nd Avenue Flip”
- Recounts a defining sovereignty test: a card reader’s upsell and the decision to reclaim the money.
- Describes the nagging sense of violation/com…
“Citizen York”
- Peter recalls identifying with Lyta Hall (“The Kindly Ones”) as someone caught between mortal and divine realms.
- He notes that author/artist n…
“The Manhattan Viewpoint”
- Peter and Calliope revisit 1987, when Peter travels from Long Island into Manhattan to buy comics at Forbidden Planet near Union Square.
- Peter exp…
“The Lightning Gift”
- The chapter revisits a stormy night in 1984 when Peter, age thirteen, is walking in New York City and experiences a moment of altered time and perce…
“Prince of York”
- Peter notes that his father improvising songs in the car was his first exposure to spontaneous lyric-making and the "bard" lineage he later recogniz…