CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Birds On The Lawn

April 18, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

A skirmish line of European Starlings marched across my lawn, heads bobbing and bills stabbing the grass. The sun had yet to convince the dandelions to unfurl from their tightly wrapped night-sleep, but rain had soaked the lawn. I stood in silent witness to the approach of the birds, watching … Read More

The Poetry of April: Redux

April 11, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

My friend in Florida sent me a text message telling me to expect an early birthday gift. My birthday is in March, but her gift was delivered to me late in February. She was excited about the present because she knows that I love poetry. The gift was a book … Read More

For The Birds

April 4, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

I walked outside on a recent bright Thursday afternoon; cumulus clouds were stitched on the fabric of a blue sky. Rock pigeons had settled onto a wire that stretched above the houses, and in the pine trees along my path, other birds chittered. Then, I heard another bird call, and … Read More

The Hippity-Hop Queen

March 28, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

“C’mon, you bunnies and bunnettes, we have eggs to hide! Peter, get your cottontail hopping and take your troops! We have kids to delight! Now, go!” The Hippity-Hop Queen had assembled her bucks and does for the preparation of the annual Oak Street Easter Egg Hunt. Somewhere in the neighborhood … Read More

Anniversary

March 21, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

In March of 2009, I was living in St. Louis, Missouri and was a new member of a social media site that my eldest child had recommended for me. “Dad,” Lisa said to me, “If you want to know what your (youngest) kids are doing, you have to join Facebook.” … Read More