CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Thanks

November 25, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

Comes again, the gorging time commonly called “Thanksgiving.” The pandemic has contributed to the wreck of the supply chain and some of us will be spending more on a fat turkey. Others of us — me! — will be basting the same Cornish hens that I have cooked since I … Read More

The Gentle Ding

November 18, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

The person from the kitchen at the cider house came to the rectangular window that allowed both front of house and back of house personnel to communicate, and gently touched the yellow bell that communicated to the servers that a customer’s order was ready to be delivered. I was sitting … Read More

Point Of View

November 11, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

In March 2018, I wrote a column titled “Cancel Culture.” In it, I questioned the idea that turning a more informed eye on the literary offerings of our past was an effort to cancel those grants. I thought of that column recently when I remembered my admiration for a New … Read More

Boomers Do-Wop

November 4, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

This column first appeared in October 2009. My sister called me some months ago; she was at a concert, and a song that one of the “bands” sang reminded her of my friend and me. The band was singing, “What’s Your Name,” by Don and Juan, and we owned that … Read More

A Song in My Heart

October 28, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

There are over 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. A fair statement about an aspect of my behavior would be, “CJ sings.” I sing to the people whose company I enjoy at the cidery that I frequent, and the people that I encounter in my travels about … Read More