Article Archives: Words with Woods

A Stevie Wonder Call

September 26, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

No New Year’s Day to celebrate No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away No first of spring, No song to sing In fact here’s just another ordinary day I have a very good friend who is a reflection of one of the delightful accidents of my life: how many … Read More

A Good Day Lived

September 19, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

An old friend invited me to a football game; Purdue University, Dave Ostendorf’s alma mater, was playing Indiana State on Saturday, August 7th. Dave had purchased a number of tickets and offered three to me. Karyn, his bride, said that she was amused to hear my message of reply on … Read More

Squirrel

September 12, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

One of my favorite movies has, as a bit player, a squirrel. In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, the family cry is “SQUIRREL!” followed by that animal exploding from the interior of a Christmas tree. The squirrels in my old neighborhood displayed antics that amused me in much the same way … Read More

Murderers Row

September 5, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

Early most mornings, I take a walk in my micro-hood. (Micro-hood: what I call my small bit of the larger neighborhood.) I walk to the nearby convenient store to buy a newspaper; if I am out of coffee, I buy the 99-cent cup. The sinuous curve of my street takes … Read More

Tonight, She Danced With Her Father

August 29, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

“Tonight, I danced with my father.” A woman wrote this on a public wall; it was posted on a site that has become for me a rich source of humor, anger, information and idiocy, and on occasion, heartbreaking honesty. I know the woman, and I fell into the post in … Read More