Essays
By Martha Cooney
Why We Love It!
If you’ve ever worked a bizarre job, lived paycheck-to-paycheck, or wondered how your résumé became a patchwork of chaos this book is your soulmate.
Martha Cooney turns the gig economy inside out with sharp humor and classic Philly grit. Her essays are hilarious, self-aware, and quietly profound, capturing what it’s really like to try (and fail, and try again) to build a life while juggling odd jobs, dubious bosses, and absolutely unhinged situations.
From stolen NFL napkins to phone-book-related disasters, bee stings in Irish immigration offices, and a pet duck with a sensitive situation. Cooney makes everyday hustling feel epic, ridiculous, and deeply human.
If you’re a millennial, a creative, a former waitress, a chronic job-hopper, or just someone who could use a laugh it’s impossible not to see yourself somewhere in these pages. This is the job interview from hell meets The Moth storytelling magic.