CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Where is the Love?

June 12, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

“People killin’, people dyin’ Children hurt and you hear them cryin’… “Where is the love?” I just finished a spate of pool tournaments with a team of people that I enjoy spending time with. The team is breaking up (for reasons that have nothing to do with chemistry) and as … Read More

In Memoriam

June 5, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

I was the assistant creative director of advertising for a department store in St. Louis Missouri when an airplane carrying the governor of Missouri slammed into the earth. I designed an ad that recognized that event, and his death; the text was appropriately subdued, as the store was not interested … Read More

Kidcour

May 29, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

I spent the week before Easter with my grandchild delivery device and her gifts to me. (What? Mothers lose their names when they become “MOM!” Daughters lose their names when they create grandparents. It is the natural order of things, and should not be disparaged.) In that time, I saw … Read More

That Will Never Fly

May 15, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

In 1986 I came from the advertising department of Stewart’s Department Store in Louisville Ky., to L.S. Ayres in Indianapolis. Some time after that, I met a young lady, a graphic designer who worked in the advertising department with me. She was — and is still — a thoughtful, lively … Read More

The Art of Listening

May 8, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

I was telling my friend a story about some event in my life when she pointed to some flowers at the side of the road. “Look: they were not out just last week.” Having had the pause button pressed by her interruption, I did what I have become accustomed to … Read More