First Birthday Parties are Ridiculous: I Had One Anyway
October 29th, 2025 | by Jocelyn Cox
This party was my baby (in addition to our actual baby)
About Jocelyn Cox
Jocelyn Cox
Jocelyn Jane Cox’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Slate, The Offing, The Linden Review, Cleaver, Litro Magazine, Penn Review, and Colorado Review. Her fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her book, Motion Dazzle: A Memoir of Motherhood, Loss, and Skating on Thin Ice (Vine Leaves Press, 9/30/2025) explores motherhood, sports participation, and caregiving. She received her MFA in Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College and now lives with her son and husband in the Hudson Valley of New York. More information at www.jocelynjanecox.com and on her Instagram @jocelynjanecoxwriter.