CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

A Word Fight

September 23, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

Some people can walk by a bees’ nest every day and pay no attention to it. Me, I have to take a stick and beat on it. – My friend, Fred. Some people commented on the photo of a memorial that I posted on a social media site. One of … Read More

The Nature of Hugs

September 16, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

Someone passed my seat at the new location of my favorite cidery; I met this person at the cidery’s previous location. When she shared “Wonderland” with people, I was one of them. When she displayed her art, I was a viewer. And when she laid her head in a loving … Read More

9-11 Memories

September 9, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

NPR was muttering in the background as I rose late from bed. I slept with the radio on and tuned to the National Public Radio station in St. Louis, Missouri, but was usually on the way to work in the advertising department of the Famous Barr department store at that … Read More

Fear Of Franny: A Football Story

September 9, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

This column originally appeared in May 2009. I know a sports enthusiast who loves Indianapolis Colts football. I mentioned to him once that I had gone to high school with two players who had achieved NFL stardom: Larry Brown, and Francis Peay. “Franny” as he was called, was a first … Read More

Dog Life

September 2, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

(To quote a boss of mine, “This is going to bring rain.”) A woman posted on a social media neighborhood site that she was unhappy with the people who mean-mugged her house as they passed her barking dogs. She asked them for an itinerary so that she could provide milk … Read More