Just One Thing with James Magruder

James Magruder’s essay “Fairy Godfather” invites us, with wit and candor, into an encounter that begins with showbiz dazzle and ends with a permanent shift. Here he shares just one thing about the piece:

“Five years ago, a friend and I had the brilliant idea of creating an anthology of bad sex narratives from great writers and celebrities who could craft legible sentences. We had an agent, and some dynamite samples in our proposal, but it never got off the ground. Anthologies are a tough sell, and apart from Stormy Daniels, we didn't know enough famous people. ‘Fairy Godfather’ was my contribution to Bad Bones.”