Death to the Magical is a Bildungsroman/ Goodbye to all that story set in San Jose, CA, Spring of 1978. After an intro there is a Passion narrative: 15 chapters (2 Veronicas). Highlights are the library scene (A Battle of the books in the SJSU library) and a lost week-end visit to Reno (Nailed to the cross). The farewell barbeque features presidential speeches and a trip to the stars.