Jup

On loss, U2, and reimagining a world without someone you love

This is my cousin Justin in the middle, my cousin Shanna to the left, and me to the right, over 40 years ago.

Thirty minutes after I found out my cousin Justin (aka Jup, aka Juppie) had died suddenly and unexpectedly, I took our youngest son Leo to soccer practice, because in some inexplicable way, life goes on even after someone you love dies. This is …