Michael Margolis (@mikemargolis.bsky.social)

Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century: “I Loved Him. He Was My Safety.” When he was 42, Cormac McCarthy fell in love with a 16-year-old girl he met by a motel pool. Augusta Britt would go on to become one of the most significant—and secret—inspirations in literary history... https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/cormac-mccarthy-secret-muse-exclusive