CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

All Those Words and Syllables

October 23, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The median age at the time of breast cancer diagnosis is 62 — meaning that half of women with breast cancer are diagnosed before age 62 and half are diagnosed afterward. While historically breast cancer diagnoses have been relatively rare in younger women, cases … Read More

The Hunt for Pink October

October 16, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

This column first appeared in Oct. 2013. “You’re wearing pink,” my friend said, fingering the sleeve of my shirt. “It’s October, Nancy.” “For breast cancer,” she said softly, then more sharply: “How many pink shirts do you have?” A couple of years ago I wrote of the two women, my … Read More

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October 9, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Though rare — the average lifetime risk of a man getting breast cancer is less than 1% — breast cancer can occur in men. In 2025, researchers estimate about 2,800 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in men, and about 510 … Read More

The Case For Pink

October 2, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

This column first appeared in June 2018. “That’s a real cute case ya got there,” the man said to me as I strode toward the door of the pool hall. I heard the familiar snicker in his voice, and I responded quickly: “I get that a lot.” I paused with … Read More

The Singing Pool Player

September 25, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

“I heard you were in the Karaoke bar,” my niece said to me. Kelli Daniel’s phone call led off with that statement, and I knew from whence she had gotten that bit of misinformation. I told her that I had not been in a “karaoke bar,” but the bar that … Read More