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Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

Silver Morning

October 7, 2025 CJ Bowers

There’s something about the first frost that always makes me pause. The stillness, the breath in the air, the way the garden seems to hold its last bit of color. It feels like both a beginning and an end.

Tagged autumn, cold, fall, frost, garden, leaves, lonely, love, memory, quiet, sad, sadness, story, whispersLeave a comment
Parenting, The Weekly Post

Making Room

September 8, 2025 CJ Bowers

Tiny shoes, worn blankets, quiet goodbyes.

Tagged dad, family, fatherhood, growing, lessons, life, life lessons, love, mom, motherhood, parent, Parenting, sonLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

What If My Dog Ran My Life?

August 17, 2025August 18, 2025 CJ Bowers

Work. Walks. Rest. Love. River keeps it simple, and maybe I should too.

Tagged animal, day, dog, dogs, enjoy, family, food, life, love, morning, relax, rest, slow, walk, work, writing1 Comment
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

Dear Me (but shorter, younger, with more scabs, and a love of cheese)

July 14, 2025 CJ Bowers

A letter to the kid I used to be—and still carry with me.

Tagged cheese, child, children, dinosaaur, future, I, lego, letter, life, love, me, mental health, myself, past, to me, writing, young, youngerLeave a comment
Parenting, The Weekly Post

Worthy of Dad

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 CJ Bowers

Being called “Dad” isn’t a gift. It’s a daily challenge to be the kind of man your child already believes you are—one story, one snack, one meltdown at a time.

Tagged dad, dada, daddy, earn, family, father, father's day, life, love, parent, ParentingLeave a comment
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

Say the Thing

June 8, 2025 CJ Bowers

A kind word doesn’t fix everything—but it can stay with someone for years. Say the thing. You never know how far it might carry them.

Tagged friend, friends, friendship, kind, kindness, life, love, nice, positive, positivity, relationships, support, supporting, supportiveLeave a comment
Creative Writing, Fiction, The Weekly Post

The Last Walk

May 5, 2025 CJ Bowers

In memory of our sweet Lila.

Tagged dog, Fiction, friendship, in memory, Lila, love, memory, Nathan, River, sad, short-story, story, writingLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

For All Mothers

May 12, 2024May 12, 2024 CJ Bowers

To the ones who nurture with love's gentle touch…

Tagged appreciation, care, dedication, love, mama, mom, mommy, mother, Mother’s Day, thanksLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

The Path

April 21, 2024 CJ Bowers

Over the last few months, I've had the privilege of spending time with my son at home. But now my leave is coming to and end, and I am at a crossroads...

Tagged beginnings, children, choices, ends, father, fatherhood, life, love, Parenting, paths, poetry, son, thoughts, turns, twists, work, writingLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

In Memory Still Bright

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 CJ Bowers

I have all the words in the English language available to me, and yet, this week they fail me.

Tagged Bowers, departed, eulogy, family, life, love, memory, missing, remember, remembrance, Robert, uncleLeave a comment

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