Just Don't Ask Us What We Do All Day: Stories

By Kelly E. Hill

For fans of Curtis Sittenfeld and Katherine Heiny, a comic and incisive collection of linked stories about women unraveling under the weight of politeness, partnership, and performative perfection.

"Formally inventive, expertly crafted, and alive with a generous sense of humor, Just Don't Ask Us What We Do All Day is storytelling at its best." --Lee Cole, author of Fulfillment

A woman hires a date for her ex's wedding; another asks a new lover to pose as her daughter's kidnapper; a third experiments with a sex puppet. A support group for those seeking meaning in dreams spirals into a sapphic obsession. Across fourteen interwoven stories brimming with gasp-worthy reveals, Just Don't Ask Us What We Do All Day shines a spotlight on the women we ask too much of and the quiet, absurd ways they refuse to comply. Equal parts hilarious and surprising, joyful and defiant, this kaleidoscopic collection offers a rare look into the unknowable lives of strangers from a major talent in short fiction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H73T4FK7
• ISBN13: 9798217009541
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"