I could tell you about the souvenir seashell I was given as a child, how I hushed the room and held it to my ear, willing it to sound of distant waves, straining to hear ...
For the next couple weeks, we’ll be leading up to Valentine’s Day with a series of love letters. Kicking off this theme is Kelly Conaboy, who is dedicating her love letter to her soulmate: her ...
Feel this so much, DIanna! nna! Same! always think of that story in times like these- super eerie! mes like these! I read it so long ago, but it still haunts me in times like ...
From left: Ally’s partner; Cup of Jo readers Ally and Emma; and Emma’s partner. Cup of Jo readers are famously good storytellers, so it’s no surprise that truly inspiring stuff goes down in the comments ...
These days, one of my simple pleasures is my husband and my end-of-the-day ritual. We flop on the couch with a treat in hand — a mug of cookies n’ cream ice cream for Max ...
Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. xo Ruth Chan is an illustrator who lives in Brooklyn with her boyfriend. She writes and illustrates children’s books. For Cup ...
My father’s hands were tan with dark blue veins. His left hand was darker than his right, from years of smoking a cigar out the window of his 1965 Mustang. During synagogue services, we often ...
When I woke up in a stranger’s bed a few days after my 28th birthday, I made the decision to stop drinking alcohol. It wasn’t the first morning I had woken up in an unfamiliar ...
Every July since my nine-year-old was born, I’ve taken my tiny family of three back to my hometown, Montreal, for a few months. Last summer we hadn’t been back since she was six (pandemic and ...
“To celebrate my birthday, my partner treated me to two nights in Portland, Maine. We stayed at the darling hotel Blind Tiger, enjoyed the most incredible food, and admired stunning views from Cape May. We ...