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Fiction, The Weekly Post

The Crow on Ashfield Road

October 20, 2025 CJ Bowers

They say every town has one quiet place that remembers the dead. Ours is a narrow road with a black crow that never leaves.

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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.

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Parenting, The Weekly Post

I’ll Remember This

September 28, 2025 CJ Bowers

The kind of moment you don’t plan, but keep forever.

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Creative Writing, Fiction, The Weekly Post

The Last Walk

May 5, 2025 CJ Bowers

In memory of our sweet Lila.

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Fiction, story, The Weekly Post

Everpine’s Spirit

December 24, 2024 CJ Bowers

Ah, Christmas. The time of year when the world seems to soften, just a little. The snow falls in gentle whispers, lights twinkle in frosted windows, and the smell of cinnamon and pine fills the air...

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The Weekly Post

In Silence We Share

November 10, 2024 CJ Bowers

For two minutes, the world seems to hold its breath. The hum of everyday life pauses, and we are all suspended in time...

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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.

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The Weekly Post

Never Enough

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 CJ Bowers

Today I find myself unable to speak. With all the words available to me, I can't seem to make them work. In the last few years, I've followed your life through Facebook, messages, phone, and distance. We were a world apart, but we've always been connected. We are family. When I was young you would… Continue reading Never Enough

Tagged arts, fishing, goodbye, grandpa, memory, miss you2 Comments
Creative Writing, Fiction

The Weeping Willow

November 30, 2020 CJ Bowers

Do you remember when we used to sit beneath the willow? The big one with the branches drooping into the water? It seemed almost like it had dipped its fingers into the slow, cool current just to get some relief from the summer heat. We used to sit beneath the bough of that tree and… Continue reading The Weeping Willow

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