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Have a Fun Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? We’ve had a busy week, so I’m excited to catch up on sleep! We’re also doing an Easter

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What Cute Things Have You Enjoyed Lately?

This week, I was walking down the street with my friend Andy, when I told him, “The babies in the neighborhood have gotten even cuter

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How Do You Write a Steamy Sex Scene When Your Sex Life Is Soooo Vanilla?

A year ago, I was desperate to write some really good sex… Writing good sex scenes feels impossible for me. It’s not because I don’t

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Week of Outfits: Mya Gelber

Last summer, in a book of short stories, I came across a character “wearing a little vintage sundress the color of excellent butter.” Doesn’t that

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A Parenting Realization That Really Moved Me

The other day, the boys and I went to the park when a realization hit me… As sun poured over the playground and children played

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This Artist Painted Flowers All Over Her First Solo Apartment

Early in the pandemic, artist and designer Frances MacLeod moved from Brooklyn back to her homestate of Kansas. “COVID made the decision for me,” she

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Have a Beautiful Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? We were planning to go to Coney Island — this weekend is the season’s opening day! — but

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Mother and Me Matching

Whose shoes are whose? By the wonderful Grace Farris. P.S. Spring weekends, and mom of tweens.… Read more The post Mother and Me Matching appeared

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Um, Is This the Sexiest Podcast?

The other day, I went to a small party at my friends’ apartment. I was mingling and minding my own business when… …a twenty-something woman

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How to Be a Good Dinner Party Host: Seven Rules

A few months ago, my husband Craig and I hosted the titular Jo of Cup of Jo, plus regular contributor Jenny Rosenstrach and her husband