CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Boo

October 29, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

A friend made a comment on a social media site a few weeks ago, concerned that she was being premature in putting up Halloween decorations in her Missouri town. I responded to her that I live in Irvington, the Halloween capitol of the planet, and advised her to go get … Read More

Word Guy

October 22, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

64% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at a localized stage (there is no sign that the cancer has spread outside of the breast), for which the 5-year survival rate is 99%. “You’re such a word guy!” The doctor who provides me with most of my necessary medical services — … Read More

Drive-In Movies

October 15, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

In 2020, an estimated 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S. as well as 48,530 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer “Everybody’s at the drive-in, I wanna go…” — Ray LaMontagne, “Drive-In Movies.” “That was fun!” Ethel Winslow, Editor-in-Chief of … Read More

Someone To Talk To

October 8, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

Sealed into a can by the external presence of a novel coronavirus, my conversations have been limited to mostly, bandying with a two-year-old girl. As someone used to living alone, I also have the occasional audible exclamations of rebuttal to my inward thoughts. I’ve found that this behavior is likely … Read More

Crossing T’s and Dotting I’s

October 1, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

One night as I lay abed preparing to go to sleep, something on the TV I left on triggered a memory in me. I started to visualize a pencil in my hand as it passed across a piece of paper, a page in an Indiana University “Blue Book.” I was … Read More