Writing Practice and A Wizard in Ten Minutes: Go. Tricia Lott Williford June 1, 2013 3 Comments I find that I’m limiting my writing. As I meet people, as they learn I’m a writer, as I learn… Read more
Parade of Home Tricia Lott Williford May 29, 2013 8 Comments We have an unofficial Mayor of the Cul de Sac, a jovial guy whom you just really want to be… Read more
Balance, By The Way. Tricia Lott Williford May 28, 2013 2 Comments “I withdrew from grad school, Jana.” “Oh, did you?” She jotted this on her notebook, undoubtedly adding it to her… Read more
The Second Book Tricia Lott Williford May 28, 2013 1 Comment “What should I do to begin working on the second book?” “The best thing you can do for your second… Read more
Pomp and Circumstance Tricia Lott Williford May 27, 2013 3 Comments “Mommy, we need to take these.” We were already running late on the morning of kindergarten graduation, so I was… Read more
Plowing through Clorox Wipes Tricia Lott Williford May 26, 2013 1 Comment My son is ‘washing’ my car with Clorox wipes. An unprompted favor on his part. Or perhaps prompted by the… Read more
Sky, Stars, Moon, Crickets, Tears. Tricia Lott Williford May 25, 2013 4 Comments The sky is beautiful from my backyard. I’m sitting out here under the stars. Sweet full moon, I thought you… Read more
Good as New Tricia Lott Williford May 25, 2013 No Comments In our quest to become a bike riding family, I took our bikes in for a tune up. The tattooed… Read more
We are Not Peers Tricia Lott Williford May 23, 2013 7 Comments Oh, I see what’s happened here. You two boys think the three of us are peers. That my words to… Read more
To Love a Tuesday Tricia Lott Williford May 22, 2013 1 Comment Tonight I said goodbye to my girl, Lisa – the first Tuesday to leave the nest. She sent me home… Read more
Awful Grace of God Tricia Lott Williford May 22, 2013 1 Comment Aeschylus writes – “In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our… Read more
Seth Godin: Buy The Book. Tricia Lott Williford May 22, 2013 No Comments Seth Godin is one of my favorite authors. Pure brilliance. He wrote this yesterday, and I would like to have… Read more
Square One Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2013 No Comments “Michael, what if I say to myself, I’m ready, I want to have a whole new wonderful relationship, and then… Read more
Just Three Things. That’s All. Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2013 4 Comments “I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car… Read more
Harvest Entitlement Tricia Lott Williford May 17, 2013 1 Comment “Boys, I bought new summer shirts for you. You can choose which one you’d like to wear to school today.”… Read more
Can’t Take Her Anywhere Tricia Lott Williford May 15, 2013 1 Comment At lunch today, one of my earbuds fell out of my ear and into Thousand Island Dressing on the sandwich… Read more
Maker’s Gotta Make Tricia Lott Williford May 15, 2013 1 Comment I really would not have considered myself to be a Type A person. I’m just really not. Take one look… Read more
Testosterone Tricia Lott Williford May 14, 2013 1 Comment The boys came tumbling in the door, Tyler wailing and Tucker following closely behind to tell his side. From what… Read more
Mother’s Day Tricia Lott Williford May 11, 2013 5 Comments Mother’s Day can be a joyful time of family celebration, but for some, it is a day of piercing heartache.… Read more
My Dishwasher is Emotionally Needy. Tricia Lott Williford May 10, 2013 3 Comments My dishwasher beeps when she’s finished washing the dishes. Beeps incessantly. Okay, not incessantly. But five beeps every three minutes… Read more