Possible Side Effects

Possible Side Effects is a 2006 memoir by American writer Augusten Burroughs. The book contains stories from the life of Augusten Burroughs, ranging from his childhood to the near-present.

Stories
Possible Side Effects contains the following stories:


 * 1) Pest Control
 * 2) Bloody Sunday
 * 3) The Sacred Cow
 * 4) Team Player
 * 5) Killing John Updike
 * 6) Attacked by Heart
 * 7) The Wisdom Tooth
 * 8) G. W. F. Seeks Same
 * 9) Mint Threshold
 * 10) Locked out
 * 11) Getting to Know You
 * 12) Kitty Kitty
 * 13) Peep
 * 14) Taking Tests, Taking Things
 * 15) Unclear Sailing
 * 16) Moving Violations
 * 17) You've Come a Long Way Baby
 * 18) The Forecast for Summer
 * 19) Try Our New Single Black Mother Menu
 * 20) The Georgia Thumper
 * 21) Little Crucifixions
 * 22) What's in a Name
 * 23) The Wonder Boy
 * 24) Fetch
 * 25) Mrs. Chang
 * 26) Julia's Child

Reception
The book received primarily positive reviews,  but there was much mention that his prior work, especially Running with Scissors, was better and Burroughs may be running out of material.

Editions

 * Burroughs, A. Possible Side Effects. New York:  St. Martin's Press