CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Music Leaks Out

April 9, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

I was working my way to the counter in my friend Nancy’s kitchen to have dinner with her, her daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend, when a bit of song squirted out of my mouth: “Oh, won’t you stay with me…” The reaction to the Sam Smith hit was instantaneous. 17-year-old … Read More

Hunger

April 2, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

n: a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by a lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat. My granddaughter whined at me from her upside-down, twisted, three-point hand/headstand: “Cool Papa, is it lunchtime? I’m hungry.” Imani had disconnected herself from active play with her brother and his video … Read More

To Sleep, Perhaps?

March 26, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

I saw a program on TV about the business of “sleep.” Apparently, we are a nation of sleep-deprived people, a condition that has spawned an industry to address that. Our choices are many, as long as money is no object. There were special beds priced from $7,000 to $100, 000. … Read More

A Different Lens

March 19, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

I was a young man unused to visiting bars, but I was curious. I visited a tavern touted by my fellow art school students and sat at the bar to observe the social interplay. As I looked around the crowded pub, a woman took the stool next to me, and … Read More

Twister

March 12, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

On Friday, March 2nd 2012, I was in the kitchen of a dying friend when he called to me from his bed. “Cj: I think we need to get into the basement.” He had been watching the news and the weather report was grim: a tornado was coming and it … Read More