CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

For The Birds

April 4, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

I walked outside on a recent bright Thursday afternoon; cumulus clouds were stitched on the fabric of a blue sky. Rock pigeons had settled onto a wire that stretched above the houses, and in the pine trees along my path, other birds chittered. Then, I heard another bird call, and … Read More

The Hippity-Hop Queen

March 28, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

“C’mon, you bunnies and bunnettes, we have eggs to hide! Peter, get your cottontail hopping and take your troops! We have kids to delight! Now, go!” The Hippity-Hop Queen had assembled her bucks and does for the preparation of the annual Oak Street Easter Egg Hunt. Somewhere in the neighborhood … Read More

Anniversary

March 21, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

In March of 2009, I was living in St. Louis, Missouri and was a new member of a social media site that my eldest child had recommended for me. “Dad,” Lisa said to me, “If you want to know what your (youngest) kids are doing, you have to join Facebook.” … Read More

A Note From Home

March 14, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

“Where did you get those Steeler gloves?” The man’s voice came to me from the edges of a crowd of people, of which I was a part. I was at the intersection of East 10th Street and Bellefontaine, where a historic marker was being unveiled commemorating Wes Montgomery, the legendary … Read More

Street

March 7, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

The calico cat came out to greet my granddaughter and me as we neared the East parking lot of the Irvington Community Schools on University Avenue. We were walking to what Myah calls “The Fountain.” Irving Circle was one of the places the four-year-old would willingly walk to with her … Read More