The Grande is a warm extra large serving of everything you love to read at The Daily Cuppa — My name is Katie Michaelson, creator of The Daily Cuppa, a publication designed to entertain, inform, delight, and encourage readers with quick bits of information on various topics. …

My response to Jason Edmunds’ A Taste For Life prompt — My life, my photo, my story. — When I began writing on Medium I decided to use mostly my own photos and write as if I were having tea with friends. I’m not a photographer and nothing about me is fancy. Family and friends stopping over for a cuppa and chat — are me. Jason Edmunds visits…

I was thinking March, but I’m sure she’s right.

March 23,2023, 30 degrees F, snowing lightly. — Dear Karen, I received your card and decided I’d best write back before going to bed. It’s sweet you woke up thinking about me. “What is Katie dreaming about at this moment?” — “…something sinister?” Ha ha, I do have my stubborn side and can get ticked off. What do…

This is the way we brush our hair, brush our hair, brush our hair. This is the way we brush our hair, so early in the morning, played…

Prose Poem and verse — I miss him My friend My love Day by day, month by month, a piece of baggage is opened. Opened to unpack another issue. Issues long there, but hidden. Even as the truth sees light, all are not allowed to speak. Some have no words or fear their words. Worse…

Dump laundry to be folded on the sofa.

I invited them in and while asking about water preferences, they both stopped suddenly and screamed!

A sampling of stories published at The Daily Cuppa — winter 2023 — The last day of winter in 2023 is Sunday — March, 19th. Monday is the March equinox and marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere it’s the beginning of autumn. Don’t you love beginnings? So the last day of winter is today! Yeah! Let’s…