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Have a Lovely Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? Now that I’m done with The Sopranos, I’ve gotten back into reading at bedtime. My current book is

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A Chocolate-y, Champagne-y Birthday Party

This month, I decided to invite a few friends over and throw myself a birthday gathering. I’m turning 46, so it’s not a major milestone,

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What I’m Holding Onto This Lunar New Year

Ruth Chan is an illustrator who lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter and dog. She writes and illustrates children’s books. For Cup of Jo,

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A Reading Challenge — Who’s In?

Most writers are desperately hungry for compliments about their work, so I was all ears when my best friend started reading an early copy of

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A Motherhood Realization I Had While Ice Skating

We are at the public outdoor skating rink in our city, and it is cold, but I am hot. Sweat forms on my neck and

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My Best Tomato Soup, Scaled Up

I often feel like a tiny speck of nothingness on this planet, but I never feel physically smaller than when I’m at Costco, heaving a

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Which Hot Drink Are You?

Pop quiz! By the lovely Grace Farris. P.S. Winter stuff we love and three warm drinks for winter days.… Read more The post Which Hot

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Have a Delicious Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? Tomorrow I’m throwing a small birthday gathering, so today we’re tidying up the house and putting together a

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A Funny Relationship Question | Cup of Jo

When I met Freddie this past fall… …and he gave me his number, I entered him into my phone as “Freddie Sopranos.” His Hinge profile

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A Week of Outfits: Emma Copley Eisenberg

Emma Copley Eisenberg, who wrote the bestselling novel Housemates and runs the newsletter Frump Feelings, lives in Philly with her partner, Art, and their cats,