Article Archives: Words with Woods

Thanks, Indy

July 2, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

The woman at the liquor store rang up my purchases and commented on my T-shirt: “I’m a Steeler fan, too.” Though it is early in the (potential for a) professional football season, I’ve grown nostalgic for the sound and fury of smashing men, and the nattering nabobs in the broadcast … Read More

My Friend’s Bookshelf

June 25, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

My friend introduced me to the man she would marry, and that man also became my friend. He was a sensitive, passionate man, one who would, among other joys, introduce me to birdwatching. I was at the wedding that joined them — officially — and the person who told his … Read More

Not On The Fence

June 18, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

A post by Deb Kent on a social media site caught my eye. She was soliciting the interest of artists that belong to The Eastside Art Collective to address an incident of vandalism that occurred two blocks from my house. I belong to that arts group, and within minutes of … Read More

Birdsong

June 11, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

“Where are you? The Amazon?” A friend messaged me on a social networking site, a response to my posts about the birds on my feeder. Two of them piqued his interest and he posted pictures of the birds I’d named. One was the Brown-Headed Cowbird, the other was a Rose-Breasted … Read More

Make Music

June 4, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

“Heard on the news musical instrument sales are really up – guitars, flutes, horns.” This text message came to me from the Creative Director of this paper. We had rendezvoused when I went to a nursery to get some flowers to put in the stone planter on my front porch. … Read More