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Rain-streaked window glowing with warm sunrise light beyond the glass. Overlay text reads: “A yes that stands. Whether the world echoes it back or not.”

Sunday Could Not Borrow Certainty from Monday

One way I have grown this year. The writing prompt.....

A dramatic editorial image of a Senate-style hearing room with a microphone, a Treasury Secretary nameplate, and a grocery cart holding milk, bread, and a receipt. Large overlay text reads, “We Know What Groceries Are.”

An Open Letter to Scott Bessent: We Know What Groceries Are

Dear Secretary Bessent, I do not enjoy being this angry......

Vintage kitchen desk beside a window with a rotary phone, notebook, and household notes, overlaid with the title “The Kitchen, the Queue, and the Girl Who Said No.”

The Kitchen, the Queue, and the Girl Who Said No

Content Warning: This post discusses misogyny, sexualized internet content, violence.....

Empty corporate boardroom with black executive chairs surrounding a large conference table beneath the title "The Future Is Not a Product Launch."

The Future Is Not a Product Launch

Reverb x Civicus I love AI. That probably is not.....

Abstract motion-blur image in soft earth tones with the words 'You Live' centered in delicate script, suggesting the passage of time and the certainty of survival amid life's motion.

You Live

If I could tell my twenty-year-old self one thing, it.....

Rain-covered window with soft light visible through the condensation, symbolizing uncertainty, reflection, and the difference between meaning and prediction.

What the Light Did Not Promise

A QuietQuest reflection on a morning vision, a Chiron return,.....

Playful feature graphic for "The Donut Hole Philosophy" showing a smiling pink sprinkle donut and a cheerful donut hole in conversation. The donut says "You complete me" and the donut hole replies "You make me whole." Colorful sprinkles decorate the background, with the title "The Donut Hole Philosophy," the tagline "The Best Part of the Box," and the writing prompt "What's Your Favorite Meme?" framed by whimsical donut illustrations.

The Donut Hole Philosophy

If you’ve been around CherryCoBiz for a while, welcome back......

Kitchen-style countertop with shelves, plants, books, and a single coffee mug. The words "Three Years Later" appear on a white brick wall, introducing a reflective essay about accountability, disappointment, and unfulfilled promises.

Three Years Later: It Didn’t Start With a Blender

The writing prompt that nudged this piece forward asks: What’s.....

Black-and-white illustration of a tree shedding leaves into the wind with the title "The Tree Does Not Keep Every Leaf" displayed beside it.

The Tree Does Not Keep Every Leaf

I was thinking about trees recently. Not because it is.....

Colorful abstract illustration of many raised hands reaching upward, symbolizing connection, community, and the many people who shape our lives.

Many Ones

Do I believe in soulmates? Maybe. I am just not.....

Garlic Lover’s Cheddar Parm Chicken Noodles with creamy egg noodles, chicken, red peppers, and a lemon-feta salad, shown with a soft green title overlay.

Garlic Lover’s Cheddar Parm Chicken Noodles

Sometimes dinner starts with a plan, and sometimes dinner starts.....

Feature image showing a blue-toned data center corridor with server racks on both sides and overlaid text reading, “Apocalypse Is a Story. Oversight Is a System.”

Apocalypse Is a Story. Oversight Is a System.

The other day I watched a PBS Terra and Floodlight.....

Dirty cabbage variation with cabbage, shredded carrots, black beans, tomatoes, peppers, ground beef, and apple gouda sausage, shown with an overlay reading “The Versatility of Dirty Cabbage.”

The Versatility of Dirty Cabbage

Color, comfort, and a pan full of possibility After making.....

A cinematic blog feature image showing a young woman paused at the bottom of a school-style staircase, looking upward as if caught in a private movie moment. The scene has warm nostalgic lighting, deep blue shadows, and overlay text that reads, “When Time Slowed Down And He Probably Just Went to Class: A Job Corps Memory.”

When Time Slowed Down and He Probably Just Went to Class

A Job Corps Memory, a Bosnian Crush, and My One-Woman.....

A green pepper, onion, potatoes, and a bowl of eggs arranged on a kitchen surface with the overlay text “A Skillet Full of Breakfast.”

Bacon, Eggs, and the Return of Peppers and Onions

A Memorial Day Weekend Breakfast Skillet from a Real Home.....

Dirty Cabbage in the Rescued Wok with cabbage, black beans, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, extra-lean beef, and sliced chicken sausage, shown with an overlay reading “Rescued Wok Dirty Cabbage.”

Dirty Cabbage in the Rescued Wok

A colorful, protein-forward spin on a comfort dish with cabbage,.....

Moody neighborhood street at dusk with smoke and warm light breaking through, overlaid with the words “Money as Moral Evidence” and “What would power choose?”

If I Had an Unlimited Budget, I Would Start at Home

A writing prompt about money, conscience, and the songs that.....

A star-filled night sky framed by tall dark trees, with the words “Fear, Self-Doubt & the Turning Sky” in white text across the center.

When the Frame Becomes the Ceiling

How I Handle Fear and Self-Doubt Fear and self-doubt have.....

Bowl of garlic Parmesan chicken rigatoni with balsamic garlic Brussels sprouts, Parmesan cheese, and hot sauce, with overlay text reading “A Win, With Notes.”

Garlic Parmesan Chicken Rigatoni, Balsamic Brussels Sprouts, and the Beauty of a First Version

Sometimes dinner starts with a plan. Sometimes it starts with.....

Feature image for “The Script Beneath the Grift,” showing a dark blue editorial collage with a silhouetted woman, a theatrical mask, cracked glass, stage lighting, handwritten script pages, and civic imagery, symbolizing performance, inherited roles, power, grief, and the search for truth.

The Script Beneath the Grift

A four-way CherryCoBiz reflection on Erika Kirk, Jennie Gage, performance.....

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