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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.

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Fiction, The Weekly Post

Pale in the Wheat

October 26, 2025 CJ Bowers

The fog never left that field—and something pale still waits among the wheat

Tagged autumn, books, creepy, fall, fantasy, Fiction, fields, fog, halloween, haunted, haunting, mystery, scarecrow, scary, short-story, story, wheat, writingLeave a comment
Fiction, The Weekly Post

The Quiet Among Us

October 12, 2025 CJ Bowers

In this town, no one speaks above a whisper — and the quiet watches.

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Reflections, The Weekly Post

Flickers on the Page

September 14, 2025 CJ Bowers

Some days, writing feels like whispering to the walls. The world barely listens. And yet, a sentence winks. A paragraph hums. A thought does a little dance. Those tiny sparks are enough to keep me at it — stubborn, stubborn, and happily so.

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Creative Writing, Fiction, story, The Weekly Post

Shadows of Summer

August 31, 2025September 1, 2025 CJ Bowers

August is ending, the air is cool, and the orchard is full of whispers...

Tagged apple, august, books, brother, Fiction, longing, missing, mystery, orchard, sadness, scarf, seasons, short-story, sister, summer, writingLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

The Soft Edge of Day

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 CJ Bowers

The day is done. The dishes are undone. And still, the quiet finds me — a child asleep, a dog at my feet, the hum of the fridge. This is the soft edge of day.

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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
The Weekly Post

How Not to Write a Blog Post (Like This One)

August 10, 2025 CJ Bowers

Or: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Absolutely Nothing Done

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The Weekly Post

Writing Like a Parent, Parenting Like a Writer

July 28, 2025 CJ Bowers

Writing and parenting have more in common than I ever expected—both messy, uncertain, and full of moments where all you can do is show up and try your best.

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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

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