CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Matters of the Heart

February 14, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

(Columnist’s note: those of you sick of hearing about happenings on “a social networking site” should stop reading now. But not really.) “When I was little and mom would take you back to the airport after Christmas, I’d spend most of the night watching airplanes trying to guess which one … Read More

Cursed Cursive

February 7, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

I wrote a note to a new friend and when next I saw her, she commented on something that was in it. “What does ‘his mark’ mean,” she asked. “You put it next to your signature.” My signature is as neat and readable to most people as Sanskrit. I have … Read More

The Challenge is Ours

January 31, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

My brother called my cell phone while I was out of reception range and by the time I remembered to call him, I had learned that one of our cousins had died. I told him of this and he worried about where –– and to whom –– to send his … Read More

Road Trip!

January 24, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

My friend Nancy called me on a Wednesday and asked, “Do you want to drive to North Carolina with me?” “When?” “Friday,” she said. Nancy lives in southern Indiana and is a recently retired grade school teacher. She has always liked to travel, and did so frequently before her husband … Read More

Needless To Say: A Rant

January 17, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

The beginning of a new year seems to be a good time to sweep out the closets and air out the peeves. (Another columnist used to convene a “Court Of Peeves, Crotchets and Irks.” He was an infamous segregationist who wrote a superb column on the art of writing. I … Read More