Article Archives: Words with Woods

Duplications and Happiness

January 15, 2026 | by CJ Woods III

My friend Paula Nicewanger (co-owner and Creative Director of the Weekly View) returned a book that she had borrowed from my library. I thanked her, and when I took the book into my apartment, I found that it is a duplicate of a book that I already have on my … Read More

As A Person

January 8, 2026 | by CJ Woods III

“As a mom,” my friend began, then went on to describe her behavior in response to something that had occurred with one of her children. When I heard her opening line, I ground my back teeth to powder, but listened — more or less, respectfully — to her actions. My … Read More

Resolutions

December 31, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

We are on the cusp of a new year, the year 2026 according to the Gregorian calendar. Many of us have developed a habit of making “New Year’s Resolutions,” notes designed to improve on the lives that we live, or to change the habits that we now eschew. I remember … Read More

Let There Be Joy

December 18, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

When I was an Art Director roaming the halls of the Famous Barr department store in St Louis Missouri, I was in the habit of saying to everyone I met, “Peace. Love. Understanding.” Of course, I was known to have some eccentricities, such as spontaneous outbursts of singing, and mass … Read More

The Ice Not Taken

December 11, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

Mother Nature chuckled as we in the Midwest gloried in the mild temperatures of our fall and early winter. We strode the streets and sidewalks of our neighborhoods, and in my North Irvington neighborhood, dogs pulled their humans behind them. And then, with a great cackle and flourish, Mother Nature … Read More