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She used the $200 to print 500 more copies. She wrote a new column called "Ask Your Mutha," where she answered questions with brutal honesty. ("Dear Mutha: My child only eats beige food. Is she dying?" Answer: "No. She is thriving on a diet of air, spite, and chicken nuggets. You are doing fine.")

The last page of every issue was a photo of a reader’s real-life mess: a sink full of dishes, a toddler crying in a shopping cart, a mother crying in a parked car. The caption was always the same. mutha magazine alison mutha magazine

She laughed. It was a wet, cracked, real laugh. She used the $200 to print 500 more copies