Crimes Against a Book Club

by Kathy Cooperman

The book wasn’t the point of this meeting. It was an excuse to get together and talk about the same old crap with booze, better food, and fancier outfits.

She hated the transparency of her job as an at-home mom. At the end of the day, Harry got to come home and pick apart everything she did wrong. He got to give endless “helpful” tips. Harry was qualified to judge how well she did because everyone is qualified to critique a housewife. When you’re an at-home mom, suddenly everyone in the world is your management consultant.

“Old Mother Hubbard went to her cupboard and found she was fresh out of blow.”

I’m not any of those things in real life. At least, I haven’t done any whoring. But still I give off the impression that I could be a whore. And to the audience, that’s all that matters.”