CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

For Those Who Served

November 10, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

“Kids fight wars.” — Larry Mayes. In May 2013, I wrote of the experiences of a friend, who served as a door gunner in Vietnam. Larry entered the service in July 1970, having been called up by the Selective Service. He was a young man who fought in an old … Read More

The Colors of Fall

November 3, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

Just outside the window on the eastern side of my living room, there grows a plant. The beginning of the season called “fall” was more than a month ago and recently, after a freeze warning, there was a rime of frost on the roof of the garage. Despite the challenging … Read More

A Day In The Life

October 27, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, except for skin cancers. It is estimated that in 2022, approximately 30% of all new women cancer diagnoses will be breast cancer. The old man stepped stiffly but briskly, from the oversized SUV that served as the transportation for the … Read More

Jingles

October 20, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

This column originally appeared in July 2011. I was musing on stuff when my aimless wandering led me down the jingle path. Not jingle, as in spurs, but “jingle-writing,” as in what Charlie Sheen’s character did on the hit television show, “Two And a Half Men.” I wonder if there … Read More

The Dogs of Irvington

October 13, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

This year, an estimated 43,550 women will die from breast cancer in the U.S. “As I sit on my porch in the evening, I enjoy watching the neighborhood dogs escort their owners down the sidewalk.” I chuckled after reading those lines, written by Linda Kennett for her column in this … Read More