CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Snowfall On The Cedar

January 15, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

In October 2013 a woman walked up the drive that leads to my apartment building. She was being neighborly, introduced herself and told me that streets were to be blocked off by the Irvington Halloween Festival. She said that she lived in the house behind “the big cedar.” I didn’t … Read More

Dance Like No One is Watching

January 8, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

My eldest daughter has a shower curtain that is covered with what are considered by some to be inspirational sayings. Patience, truth, love and purpose crawl across the curtain; wishing, faith, forgiving, and luck are also represented, followed by passion, hope, confidence and honor. Each header is developed by a … Read More

A New Pick

January 1, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

I was watching the television show “The People’s Court,” and I noticed an odd phenomenon. When the show would break for commercials, a split screen would show the opposing litigants and the images seemed to have been selected with a view toward showcasing the most awkward or unattractive faces and … Read More

Be Careful Out There

December 18, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

I have written before about “the season of joy,” and how we can share in it and spread it. The media has brought to us many reminders of the ways we can touch and enrich the lives of others. We can — and do — sponsor families, gather toys and … Read More

Pour, Drink, Grin

December 11, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

My good friend Nancy convinced her husband and me to watch a movie based on an Elizabeth Gilbert book. The three of us sat in the TV room and watched what Bill — Nancy’s husband — and I would later call, “Just, Kill, Me.” Whatever accolades the book may have … Read More