CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Paper

April 4, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

“Welcome to the house of newspapers,” my daughter whispered to my newly-minted granddaughter as she settled her onto my futon for the first of what would be many days of care. The rustling of back issues of The Weekly View was the soundtrack of a dying art form: the production … Read More

Dear Mr. Davis

March 28, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

Dear Mr. Davis: You probably don’t remember, but I sat near you in the MedCheck; I had accompanied my daughter there so that she could have my granddaughter examined for an illness. Of all the people who swirled around us that day, I remember you because of the information about … Read More

A Musical Approach

March 21, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

“He was a furious, even romantic, typist, prone to crescendos, diminuendos, dense and barbed arpeggios …” The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon. My youngest granddaughter was sitting on my lap when a song by Michael Franti and Spearhead came on my iPod; as she listened to the … Read More

My Daughters Told Me That

March 14, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

When my youngest daughter comes from my bedroom after placing her daughter’s rock-and-play next to the dresser, she often pauses beneath a dark spot on my light ceiling. Lauren is a construction worker and has previously identified the spot as a “nail pop,” a construction term that means a nail … Read More

Kiddie Lit

March 7, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

Someone I met in my favorite cider house opted to include me in her search for recommendations for books for young children. Jennifer Delgadillo works in the communications department for Early Learning Indiana, which started a program called “Brighter Futures Indiana.” This website has “resources and supports to help Hoosier … Read More