CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Ice, Ice Baby

January 29, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

I missed a call from my first bride, who had recorded 6 seconds of silence. My “old school” attitude toward 21st century cell phone etiquette is this: I do not return missed calls unless there is a message. In the meantime, I watched the news and saw cars sliding and … Read More

Draw

January 22, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

On January 10th, I went with a friend to the opening reception of “Artville” at the Stutz Art Gallery. Impressed and excited, I felt, once again, that I should sit down at my antique drawing board and draw. I am not one who looks at another’s work and thinks, “I … Read More

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