CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Wood

November 24, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

I saw a video of a man dropping a great axe onto a chunk of wood, splitting it in two, and a frisson of pleasure burst through my bloodstream: I remembered chopping wood. My first-ever house was purchased in Madera, California, which is in the middle of the San Joaquin … Read More

Indiana State Museum Explores Past in New Exhibit

November 17, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

On November 2, the Indiana State Museum gave the media an advance look at one of the first phases of a five-phase, $18-million transformation of the museum. Reporters, camera operators and columnists gathered in the museum’s cafeteria to await our welcome and opening introductions. Through the cafeteria’s windows could be … Read More

A Conversation With a Friend

November 17, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

A friend sent me an email with an invitation to see a play; I was unable to get tickets to the play, but her invitation was two-fold, and included a “meet for coffee” at the Heidelberg Café. I’ve known Karyn and her husband, Dave, since we three worked together at … Read More

Uphill Both Ways

November 10, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

“I notice that you do a power walk when you go uphill,” my brother said to me one day. We were walking back down the street that led to his apartment after an uphill walk to the grocery store. I had spent, to that date, three weeks at his place … Read More

Hair

November 3, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

“Stop by the dollar store and get me some of those disposable razors, will you?” My brother’s request surprised me because of the three razors that kept leaping from the ledge in his shower. “They’re pulling like someone was shaving her legs with them,” he said. I looked at him … Read More