Article Archives: Words with Woods

We Were Gonna Change The World

March 22, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

In 2015 I attended my high school reunion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I graduated in 1965, so it was the 50th year since I had cap-and-gowned. One of the attendees was a graduate of a much later year, and gave a preview of a book he was writing about the historic … Read More

Another One Lost

March 15, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

“Another one lost.” My brother-in-law, who always spoke softly, murmured this as he drove. I was a passenger in his car, and when I looked out of the window to find the subject of his comment, I had a good idea about what I would see. We both worked as … Read More

Peace Train

March 8, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

Driving south on Arlington Avenue one day, I paused before the lowered arms and flashing lights north of Massachusetts Avenue. A train was passing and we drivers had to stand and wait. I’ve written before of the emergence of my Mr. Hyde personality when in my car, but I have … Read More

Don’t Touch Anything

February 22, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

“What are you allowed to touch in the bathroom?” My daughter was querying my granddaughter, reviewing the “Rules For the Usage of Public Restrooms.” Imani promptly answered her mother: “The toilet paper.” I laughed, then cringed, for I had damaged my daughter’s approach to public johns, and by extension, the … Read More

My Left Foot

February 15, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

When I was a teen, I leapt and gamboled as if I were a young colt; I ran for the pure joy of it, and showed off my springs by jumping up to slap street signs. One day while on the way home from visiting with my cousins, I leaped … Read More