BBQ ribs and Poetry Tricia Lott Williford July 3, 2012 2 Comments Robb used to say he couldn’t enjoy barbecued ribs because they were “too much work for not enough meat.” I… Read more
“Low Sperm Count.” Tricia Lott Williford July 2, 2012 5 Comments “Mrs. Williford, could you pray that my parents can have another baby?” One of my kindergarten students asked me this… Read more
EpiPen Not Included Tricia Lott Williford June 29, 2012 9 Comments This week at Vacation Bible School, there was a small degree of panic and pandemonium when a little boy announced… Read more
The Lovely Miss Ephron Tricia Lott Williford June 28, 2012 3 Comments Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me… Read more
Fuel Light Tricia Lott Williford June 28, 2012 5 Comments I feel like I’ve told you this story already. It’s hard to know, really. We’ve become the kind of friends… Read more
Visit the Archives Tricia Lott Williford June 27, 2012 No Comments Just in case you’re a new reader in this invisible community sewn together by coffee and stories and writing and… Read more
“We have one.” Tricia Lott Williford June 27, 2012 No Comments “We have one. I am teaching myself to say this. Not, ‘We just have one child,’ but ‘We have one… Read more
The One Who Makes Decisions Tricia Lott Williford June 26, 2012 3 Comments “Are you the one who will be making the decisions?” he asks, before he tells me the plan to replace… Read more
Something for Everyone Tricia Lott Williford June 26, 2012 1 Comment I walked into David’s Bridal in search of a dress for my brother’s wedding, where I will stand as his… Read more
The Help, Kathryn Stockett Tricia Lott Williford June 25, 2012 9 Comments Write a brief essay about a piece of literature that changed your life. I like to think I read Kathryn… Read more
Blue Dot Tricia Lott Williford June 24, 2012 1 Comment I might be a follower. At least in the physical sense. I have discovered this self awareness: the extent to… Read more
Highest of Compliments Tricia Lott Williford June 23, 2012 5 Comments “Tuck, you are so much like Daddy. Sometimes I just want to call you Robb Williford.” His gentle, proud smile… Read more
Tabasco Tricia Lott Williford June 22, 2012 1 Comment Tucker’s soccer coach handed out trophies for the end of the season, coupled with a sentence of affirmation for each… Read more
First Draft Hike Tricia Lott Williford June 21, 2012 3 Comments “When you completed, your first draft, what did you do first?” I clicked Save. And then I got out of… Read more
Lost in Translation Tricia Lott Williford June 20, 2012 4 Comments Publishing is a kind of psychology. Publishers, editors and agents think on a realm that far exceeds word count, pages,… Read more
I Raise My Glass Tricia Lott Williford June 19, 2012 23 Comments I like wine and I love Jesus. I go to church on Saturday evening; this does not mean I don’t… Read more
I Hope You Can Meet Her Tricia Lott Williford June 19, 2012 8 Comments “I’d like for you to introduce yourself in third person,” her writing professor told the class. “Tell your story the… Read more
Who Wins? Tricia Lott Williford June 18, 2012 2 Comments Tyler and I have not seen eye to eye in a number of days. He is in a screaming fit… Read more
Writer’s Workshop Tricia Lott Williford June 18, 2012 5 Comments “For our first exercise, I’d like for you to introduce yourself in third person,” he says. He is Joe, the… Read more
