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Fiction, The Weekly Post

Field Notes: Purpose Lost in Room #3

January 18, 2026 CJ Bowers

Ever wonder why you walk into the kitchen and forget what you came for? Our alien observers finally explain.

Tagged alien, Fiction, funny, human, humans, observation, science, science experiment, science fiction, story, UFO, watching, writingLeave a comment
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Snowed In, Worn Down

January 12, 2026 CJ Bowers

This winter isn’t just hard. It’s being left to harden.

Tagged Alberta, Canada, clearing, contractors, Fort McMurray, life, maintenance, municipality, north, plow, RMWB, roads, snow, storm, travel, weather, winterLeave a comment
Publications, The Weekly Post

Not Broken, Just Done

January 4, 2026 CJ Bowers

Walking forward got easier once I stopped carrying what was already finished.

Tagged broken, done, finished, fix, fixed, forgotten, hold on, life, love, memories, reflection, Reflections, time, writingLeave a comment
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Ten Years (Apparently)

December 29, 2025 CJ Bowers

A decade of writing, procrastinating, and deleting more sentences than I care to admit—celebrated slightly late because, of course, I forgot the date.

Tagged author, books, creative, Creative Writing, creativity, failures, forgetful, life, lose, mental health, struggle, time, triumphs, win, words, writingLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

A Shining Light, Alone in the Night

December 21, 2025 CJ Bowers

The nights are long, the cold is real, but in the darkness of December, a little Christmas warmth finds its way.

Tagged Christmas, cold, comfort, dark, darkness, december, faith, family, grief, holidays, joy, light, night, Noel, reflection, snowLeave a comment
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Stop Falling. Please.

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 CJ Bowers

Everyone loves to talk about how beautiful snow is. But those people are not holding a shovel...

Tagged cold, futility, labour, life, magical, pain, romance, shovel, shovelling, snow, struggle, suffering, travel, weather, winter, workLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

Past the Edge of My Own Doubts

December 7, 2025 CJ Bowers

If you’re standing at the edge of something new, take one small step. Not because you’re fearless, but because you deserve to see what happens next.

Tagged brave, doubt, feelings, happy, hope, inner voice, insecurity, reflection, Reflections, thoughts, tryLeave a comment
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The Man, the Myth, the Laundry…

November 27, 2025 CJ Bowers

Today I woke up and decided I was going to be an adult...

Tagged adult, adulting, children, dad, funny, hard, help me, humour, laundry, legend, life, life lessons, man, myth, parent1 Comment
Pets, The Weekly Post

Tortured

November 23, 2025 CJ Bowers

A creature bound in suffering's chains...

Tagged animal, Creative Writing, dog, help, life, neglect, pain, pet, Pets, poem, sad, sick, tortureLeave a comment
Parenting, The Weekly Post

Parenting: Now With Bonus Parent-Like Behaviours

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 CJ Bowers

My parents always warned me I’d “understand when I’m older.” Turns out “older” meant “the minute my toddler turned three."

Tagged age, chaos, child, children, father, help me, learning, older, parent, Parenting, son, struggle, wisdom1 Comment

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