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Cormac McCarthy had a 17-year-old mouse.

Cormac McCarthy had a 17-year old muse

Continuing the discussion from Cormac McCarthy has died (13 June 2023): Vanity Fair reported yesterday that McCarthy had a relationship with a 17 year old that started in 1977 when he was 43. She evidently was his “muse” and inspiration for several of his characters. I’m not quite sure how I feel about it. It clearly fits today’s definition of grooming, and I don’t think that 1977 makes it that much better. But there’s more nuance to the whole story than just the headline. Anyway, it’s intere…