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Four Corners, My Ass

September 21, 2026 CJ Bowers

I would like to formally announce my resignation from folding fitted sheets.

Tagged family, Fiction, folding, give up, incompetent, laundry, life, love, resign, resignation, sheets, surrender, why me?, wife, writingLeave a comment
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Parenting, The Weekly Post

Apparently This is Normal

September 7, 2026 CJ Bowers

Our son started school and a new daycare this week. He seemed mostly fine. His parents had some concerns.

Tagged change, child, children, family, Fiction, learn, life, love, school, September, writingLeave a comment
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Fort McMurray, Rescue, The Weekly Post

Trying

August 30, 2026 CJ Bowers

There are things happening right now that I can't talk about. But I can talk about what they leave behind. We're tired. We're not okay. But we're trying.

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Sorry About the Beans, Mom

August 24, 2026 CJ Bowers

For years, I refused to eat beans on principle. Turns out the beans were never really the problem. Sorry, Mom. This one took a while.

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Fiction, The Weekly Post

A Long Way from the Water

August 16, 2026 CJ Bowers

Some places aren't lost. They're exactly where they've always been. The trouble is figuring out where you are.

Tagged books, fantasy, Fiction, forest, light, lighthouse, mystery, ocean, sea, short-story, story, strange, trees, weird, writing1 Comment
Opinion, The Weekly Post

Surely We Can Do Better Than This

August 10, 2026 CJ Bowers

Maybe the problem isn’t that we disagree. Maybe we’ve forgotten how to disagree.

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The Weekly Post

Oops.

August 2, 2026 CJ Bowers

Good news! I remembered today's blog post. Bad news... I remembered today.

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The Long Way Home

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 CJ Bowers

Somewhere along the way, I stopped taking the long way home. I think I miss wandering more than I realized.

Tagged adventure, children, explore, fun, mystery, wandering, wonder, youngLeave a comment
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Listening to People Who Don’t Exist

July 19, 2026 CJ Bowers

I know how this sounds. I've been listening to people who don't exist. The strange part is... they've been teaching me how to write.

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That’s What I Do

July 13, 2026 CJ Bowers

Ever sit down to do something you've done a hundred times... and suddenly have no idea where to start?

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