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The book club was composed of six women between the ages of 68 and 82. They passed the copies around like contraband. By Friday, Martha had written Alison a letter, handwritten in looping cursive:

You are not alone. Mutha sees you.

And the name Alison Mutha ? It stopped being just a name. It became a verb. mutha magazine alison mutha magazine

Within a year, "Mutha Magazine" had a circulation of 10,000. Within three years, it was a glossy (but still slightly smudged) national publication. Alison never fired Martha; she made her the "Mutha Emeritus," the magazine’s conscience. The book club was composed of six women

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. Mutha sees you

The magazine arrived on a Tuesday, wrapped in brown butcher paper and tied with kitchen twine. Alison Mutha, who had started the thing on a whim and a prayer in her cramped Philadelphia apartment, held it like a newborn.