CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Everything Must Change

September 8, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

My grandson will be reporting to the college of his choice — Drexel University — on the same weekend that his sister celebrates her 14th birthday. I can only imagine the tears and snot that my daughter will produce that weekend. Xavion and Imani have the kind of sibling relationship … Read More

Fringe Benefits: Indy Fringe Reviews

September 1, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

Jan Gudaitis, whose comedic “nom de hoot” is “Deadpan Jan: My Life is Not a Sex Party or Is It?,” delivers her chuckles and laughter in a monotone as she speculates on whether her life is a sex party. Her encounter with a Ouija board had her looking for “David,” … Read More

It’s Electric

September 1, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

“What do you know about electricity,” the man asked me. I replied, “It hurts.” I have a memory of an event that I’m unsure actually occurred, but one that has been with me for more than (mumble) years. My father was working on some electrical device in the late 1950s … Read More

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch

August 25, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

A friend included me in a multi-person e-mail, lamenting the death of a writer of popular R&B songs. He wrote that he’d just heard of the man’s death and noted that Lamont Dozier had written his all-time favorite song: “I Can’t Help Myself.” (The song is subtitled “Sugar Pie Honey … Read More

Gardens

August 18, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

In late summer of 2021, I decided to plant tomatoes in an area of the back yard of the house that I rent. In the three years that I have lived in the house, I had not considered vegetable gardening. (I know: Tomatoes are both a fruit and a vegetable.) … Read More