Mutha Magazine Article By Alison [portable] Direct

Let me explain.

The other night, I couldn’t sleep. Not because the baby was crying—she’s four now, and sleeps like a tiny log. Not because of the news, though that’s plenty. No, I was awake because I was mentally rearranging the pantry. mutha magazine article by alison

Mutha doesn’t usually do tidy endings, so I won’t give you one. I’ll just say this: yesterday, I sat in the car in the Target parking lot for seventeen minutes. I didn’t go in. I just sat there, watching a crow peck at a bag of spilled popcorn. And I thought: That crow has no spreadsheet. That crow is just being a crow. Let me explain

For a moment, I was jealous. And then I went inside and bought the oval crackers. Not because of the news, though that’s plenty