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Inside were no airbrushed photos of serene mothers breastfeeding in linen dresses. There was an essay about finding a half-eaten gummy bear in your hair at a job interview. A comic strip about the feral rage of stepping on a Lego at 3 AM. A recipe for "Depression Pasta" – butter, noodles, and the tears of your toddler.

The story began, as all good stories do, with a mistake. mutha magazine alison mutha magazine

A bulk shipment meant for a feminist bookstore in Seattle was accidentally delivered to "Martha's Bible & Hymn Society" in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Martha, a 74-year-old widow with blue-rinsed hair, opened the box expecting a new shipment of inspirational pamphlets. Instead, she found twenty copies of Alison’s magazine. Inside were no airbrushed photos of serene mothers

Alison received the letter on a Monday, just as her landlord was threatening eviction. She stared at the check. Then at the magazine. Then at her own two kids, who were currently using a tube of lipstick to draw a mural on the wall. A recipe for "Depression Pasta" – butter, noodles,