Article Archives: Words with Woods

Remembrances

June 27, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

On April 5th of this year, I responded to an innocuous post I saw on Facebook, the social networking site. I learned that my friend had died that very day. That news stopped my National Poetry Month tradition of posting a poem each day of April. On June 14th, I … Read More

The Dead Box

June 20, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

“I have to get you your inheritance,” my mother joked. “It’s in the dead box.” “Mom: I don’t want to talk about the dead box.” “You need to know what to do when I’m dead,” my mother grumbled. She handed me my inheritance: a Booker T. Washington commemorative half-dollar. Until … Read More

All is Fair

June 13, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

I spent a couple of weeks recently with my two grandchildren and, as usual, learned some more about human nature. My grandson is 9 and his sister is 4. He is a quiet, reflective, contemplative child and she is a drama diva. She creates a storm in a room and … Read More

Urban Dictionary

June 6, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

I was trolling a friend’s post on a social media site I fondly call “Crackbook,” when I encountered an unfamiliar word. I suspected that the word was not intended to be complimentary, but my traditional reference sources failed me. I then googled it and Urban Dictionary added another word to … Read More

Stop, Drop and Shop

May 30, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

My eldest daughter gave my grandbeauties the option of getting dinner from beneath the golden arches; they accepted, with delight. In the car on the way home, they tore into the offerings. “I gave you guys the ‘Big M’ because you were so well-behaved while Cool Papa shopped for his … Read More