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Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

Per My Last Sip

May 11, 2025 CJ Bowers

By cup four, Burt was in space, the chicken had wings, and I was sweating coffee. The story wrote itself. I just held on.

Tagged adventure, bored, caffeine, chicken, coffee, Creative Writing, farmer, Fiction, mistake, mug, short-stories, short-story, sip, story, writingLeave 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

Through the Doubt

April 20, 2025 CJ Bowers

Some days I feel like I am an imposter...

Tagged confidence, doubt, failure, fear, frustrated, ghosts, learning, life, perception, sad, struggle, success, thoughts, worry, writer, writingLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

We Never Really Grow Up (We Just Learn to Sit Still at Funerals)

April 13, 2025 CJ Bowers

They say we grow up. That at some point, somewhere between learning how to fold a fitted sheet and choosing salad over fries, we become adults. I’d like to state, for the record, that this is nonsense...

Tagged adult, adulting, family, fun, funny, grow up, happy, life, old, party, writing, young, youthLeave a comment
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Why I Hit Delete: Discovering My Writing Voice

March 16, 2025 CJ Bowers

I wrote three whole articles this week. Not drafts — actual finished pieces. And then — delete.

Tagged awkward, bad, delete, fail, failure, good, learning, lessons, voice, writer, writing1 Comment
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

Of Our Own Making

March 9, 2025 CJ Bowers

If you must tell them my story, then you must also tell them yours...

Tagged character, creation, Creative Writing, doubt, fear, imagination, monster, projecting, regret, ruin, tales, villain, writingLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

So, About Last Week…

November 24, 2024November 24, 2024 CJ Bowers

You may have noticed that last week’s post… didn’t happen.

Tagged blog, busy, chores, Christmas, family, forgot, furniture, life, lost, missed, oops, productive, sorry, time, writingLeave a comment
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

From Zog, To Blog

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 CJ Bowers

Have you ever wondered, about how to blog? My friend, look no further than a writer named Zog!

Tagged blog, blogging, bored, Dr. Seuss, Fiction, funny, how to, rhyme, Seuss, story, writer, writingLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

Facing the Fire

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 CJ Bowers

Sometimes, the things that break us can help pull us back together…

Tagged 2016, 2024, acceptance, ash, demons, emergency, evacuation, fire, forest, Fort McMurray, haunted, inspiration, May, May 2016, May 2024, mental health, scared, smoke, writingLeave 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

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