CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

It’s Not Easy Being Green

March 13, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

This column first appeared in March 2023. Two men were sitting in an Irish bar discussing the shenanigans they were going to get into on St. Patrick’s day. I was shooting pool at a table near where they were seated, and between the cracking sound of pool balls colliding, I … Read More

Topical

March 6, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

Topical, adj. 1. Of or pertaining to a particular location or place: local. 2. Currently of interest; contemporary. – The American Heritage Dictionary; Second College Edition. During the “Great Purge of 2025” (see “A Review Of A Life,” the Weekly View, February 20, 2025), I came across some poetry that … Read More

My Own Words

February 27, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

My friend laughed at something I said, and asked, “Who else would your self-portrait be of?” My discussion with Mary Hanna Wilson, an artist, and a Trivial Pursuit player, was about sketching. During the conversation, I committed the kind of verbal error that often irritates me. I told her that … Read More

A Review Of A Life

February 20, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

My first bride died in late July of 2024, and I spent some time with my first daughter in New Jersey, helping her to sift through the things her mother had collected in her life. When I returned to Indianapolis, I decided to make it easier for my children by … Read More

“Nina Simone: Four Women” at the IRT

February 13, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

On Friday, February 7th, 2025, the Weekly View team of Ethel Winslow and Paula Nicewanger was able to include one of their columnists, CJ Woods III in a visit to the Indiana Repertory Theatre to see the production of Nina Simone: Four Women. Having seen Nina Simone in Los Angeles … Read More