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The Weekly Post

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
Pixel art animal shelter corridor with open kennels, bedding, bowls, and toys
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.

Tagged animal, dog, exhausted, hard, healing, life, love, mental health, Rescue, shelter, tired, writingLeave a comment
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The Weekly Post

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.

Tagged beans, child, children, kid, learn, legume, lesson, life, mom, parent, Parenting, sorry, vegetableLeave a comment
Opinion, The Weekly Post

Surely We Can Do Better Than This

August 10, 2026 CJ Bowers

Maybe the problem isnโ€™t that we disagree. Maybe weโ€™ve forgotten how to disagree.

Tagged argue, blue, debate, disagree, disagreement, government, life, love, meme, mental health, opposites, policies, politics, red, social media, writingLeave a comment
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The Weekly Post

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.

Tagged author, books, characters, Creative Writing, Fiction, learning, life, love, mental health, story, writingLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

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?

Tagged author, blog, books, Creative Writing, creativity, empty, ideas, keep going, life, Reflections, struggle, thoughts, writer, writingLeave a comment
Raccoon holding a packaged snack in supermarket aisle while person with video camera kneels nearby
Field Guide, The Weekly Post

A Field Guide to People at the Grocery Store

July 5, 2026 CJ Bowers

After years of highly questionable, and unnecessary research, I'm finally ready to publish my findings.

Tagged documentary, Field Guide, funny, groceries, grocery shopping, life, naturalist, observation, photography, research, species, travel, unecessary, wildlifeLeave a comment
Sunset over foggy river valley with colorful forest and clouds
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

Borrowed Light

June 29, 2026 CJ Bowers

Just a quiet morning along the Athabasca, and the way light can change an ordinary landscape into something worth standing still for.

Tagged Alberta, haze, impression, life, light, morning, nature, River, sunrise, waterLeave a comment
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Reflections, The Weekly Post

The Man I Thought I’d be

June 21, 2026 CJ Bowers

I didn't become the man I thought I'd be. Funny enough, I think I'd choose this version anyway.

Tagged age, detours, family, Fiction, learning, life, love, marriage, old, parent, reflection, unexpected, writing, youngLeave a comment

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