CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 4, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

In 1985, when I was a student at Indiana University Southeast, I met a woman who would become my friend. Lisa was the program coordinator for the university’s “Children’s Hour,” and I was the artist for the Campus Activities Board. As I worked on her calendar, we spoke of life, … Read More

A Matter of Time

September 27, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

A manager of a small business recently told me that she was waiting for an employee to start his shift. “He’s scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m., and he always walks through the door at exactly the time he’s supposed to start,” she said. I looked at her for a … Read More

The New Intimacy

September 20, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

A man and a woman sat together across from me in an airport seating area, where I was among those waiting to board a flight. I did not have interesting material to read, so I was looking around, observing people. This couple caught my attention because they leaned against each … Read More

All That Jazz

September 13, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

My red-headed granddaughter was shielded from the sun by the visor on her Transformer-like stroller/car seat as we trundled down the street to the Irvington library. I had committed to meet someone at the library to give away an adapter plug for an Macintosh charger. Myah is a very pale … Read More

Master of the Language

September 6, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

My eldest daughter and my son-in-love used to play late night Scrabble. I called it “late night” because the fun only began once the kids were down. Lisa and Bing would break out the board and distribute the letters and invariably get into squabbles about what was a “real” word. … Read More