Magical Thinking: True Stories

by Augusten Burroughs

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A collection of autobiographical short stories, small vignettes of his life experiences, universal in their appeal yet unabashedly intimate and very funny.

From the #1 bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry comes a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection.

True stories that give voice to the thoughts we all have but dare not mention. It begins with a Tang Instant Breakfast Drink television commercial when Augusten was seven. Then there is the contest of wills with the deranged cleaning lady. The execution of a rodent carried out with military precision and utter horror. Telemarketing revenge. Dating an undertaker and much more. A collection of true stories that are universal in their appeal yet unabashedly intimate and very funny.

  • ISBN10 0312315953
  • ISBN13 9780312315955
  • Publish Date 1 October 2005 (first published 1 October 2004)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 26 July 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St Martin's Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 304
  • Language English