CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Connections

September 19, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

“So, it says here that you have a history of cancer, right?” The doctor paused to listen for my brother’s answer, and I restrained myself from answering for him. It was late  in July, and I had traveled from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to help my brother with his medical … Read More

Everything Happened Fifty Years Ago

September 12, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

“Fifty years ago, this summer,” the newscaster began, finishing with a tribute to actor-screenwriter Peter Fonda, who died on August 16, 2019 and whose seminal film, “Easy Rider” debuted fifty years ago. I used to grumpily muse on the fact that I could recall things that had happened decades ago. … Read More

Bird Church

September 5, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

In the woods surrounding my brother’s eight-story apartment building, I heard some birds that seemed to be interacting with each other. From an unknown distance, one of the birds called, and after a few seconds, closer to where I was, the other bird responded. I spent some quiet moments listening … Read More

She Did a Thing

August 29, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

When I was in grade school in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, one of the many songs I learned stayed with me for some reason. I sang it to my children as they came along, starting in the early 1970s with my first child, and continuing with my second two in the late … Read More

Everyone’s Hair is On Fire These Days

August 22, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

In the middle of our phone conversation Lisa said to me, “Bing’s hair is on fire.” She said that about my son-in-love because, “He’s talking to me.” When she was young, my eldest daughter learned from her parents the lesson of patience, and the avoidance of unnecessary interruption. In the … Read More