CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

9-11 Memories

September 9, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

NPR was muttering in the background as I rose late from bed. I slept with the radio on and tuned to the National Public Radio station in St. Louis, Missouri, but was usually on the way to work in the advertising department of the Famous Barr department store at that … Read More

Fear Of Franny: A Football Story

September 9, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

This column originally appeared in May 2009. I know a sports enthusiast who loves Indianapolis Colts football. I mentioned to him once that I had gone to high school with two players who had achieved NFL stardom: Larry Brown, and Francis Peay. “Franny” as he was called, was a first … Read More

Dog Life

September 2, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

(To quote a boss of mine, “This is going to bring rain.”) A woman posted on a social media neighborhood site that she was unhappy with the people who mean-mugged her house as they passed her barking dogs. She asked them for an itinerary so that she could provide milk … Read More

IndyFringe Shows

August 26, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

The intrepid crew from the Weekly View started the 2021 IndyFringe Theater Festival with an old favorite. Stewart Huff delivered in his inimical way, riffing about the space between “chaos and capitalism,” a space he claims to love. Among his list of favorite people who occupy that space is the … Read More

Car Crash

August 26, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

In L.A., nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so that we can feel something. — Crash (2004) The jolt shocked me; I was stopped at a traffic light. The car I … Read More