CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Thanks, Again

November 28, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

My brother, who is in a rehabilitation center in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was scheduled to be released on November 23rd, and I made arrangements to go to Pittsburgh to prepare his apartment for his return, and to help him get in-home care as he continues to recover from surgery. I … Read More

Drawing Inspiration

November 21, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

“Do you mind,” the artist asked me, “if I draw you?” I was sitting at the counter of my favorite cidery, sipping pomegranate cider and listening to the live jazz being delivered by the Ortwein Jazztet. I declined her request because I am painfully shy… wait, you say? Not me? … Read More

Blue

November 14, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

One late night while trolling my antenna-limited TV channels, I came across a movie called Dark Blue, with Kurt Russell and (pre-meat merchant) Ving Rhames. The movie was in line with my previously declared obsession with police stories, which started with Steven Bochco’s Pittsburgh-influenced drama, Hill Street Blues. When visiting … Read More

See You Later

November 7, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

“Dad!” My cellphone almost vibrated with my daughter’s enthusiastic exclamation. “I love Meg!” I was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to help my brother get ready for a hospitalization. My youngest daughter and I had decided to cohabitate, given that I am my granddaughter’s weekday caretaker, and Lauren’s burst of joy on … Read More

The Writer’s Art

October 31, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

A man came up to me as I sat in the Irving Theater and asked me, “Are you Mr. Woods?” I was waiting for the start of Al Hunter’s presentation of “Whispers From the Grave,” and when I confessed to the man that I was, indeed, he told me that … Read More