CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

IndyFringe Shows

August 26, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

The intrepid crew from the Weekly View started the 2021 IndyFringe Theater Festival with an old favorite. Stewart Huff delivered in his inimical way, riffing about the space between “chaos and capitalism,” a space he claims to love. Among his list of favorite people who occupy that space is the … Read More

Car Crash

August 26, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

In L.A., nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so that we can feel something. — Crash (2004) The jolt shocked me; I was stopped at a traffic light. The car I … Read More

Math Magic

August 19, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

My eldest child sent me a text message that showed a picture of a math problem. It seems that Jane bought two books in a book shop, and the second book was $10 less than three times the price of the first book. Which poses the question: how much was … Read More

Exquisite Misery

August 12, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

The running man wore a rictus of pain but forced a greeting through it as he passed me. “Good morning” he gasped, raising his hand in greeting. As we continued in opposite directions in opposite ways — he, running and I, walking — I wondered yet again about this self-inflicted … Read More

Falling Back

August 5, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

Most young children have been required to have received a vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) since the late 1940s. The exceptions to this have been rare, with most of those excused citing religious convictions. In the 1950s, the citizens of the country were routinely vaccinated against smallpox, … Read More