An Ode to Billy Joe Tricia Lott Williford June 2, 2026 No Comments “‘It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was… Read more
The Goal: To Love Anything This Much Tricia Lott Williford January 3, 2026 2 Comments It’s the season of thrifting, and this has put me in a pensive and thoughtful place. When I go thrifting,… Read more
For Here and To Go Tricia Lott Williford July 25, 2025 No Comments I am basking in the afterglow of my birthday yesterday, and I am having breakfast at my favorite mountain town. … Read more
Winning and Losing and Driving Away Tricia Lott Williford May 29, 2024 3 Comments When you go enter a car dealership, you have to know you’re going to be on the losing end of… Read more
Food Courts and School Buses: An Abstract Pondering Tricia Lott Williford January 6, 2024 No Comments Seating is so limited at the mall today that people have resorted to sharing tables with strangers. How very… Read more
Elf On The Shelf: I Did Not See That Coming Tricia Lott Williford December 7, 2023 No Comments Do a quick Pinterest search for the Elf on the Shelf, and you’ll find headlines like these: 75 easy ideas… Read more
We Call Her Big Mama Tricia Lott Williford May 20, 2023 2 Comments We call her Big Mama, and sometimes Mama Cass. She is the giant red umbrella that shades our patio during… Read more
Too Soon for Neuter Jokes, Mom. Tricia Lott Williford November 9, 2022 1 Comment The puppies were spayed and neutered yesterday. Molly’s was laparoscopic, two small incisions, so she seems to be doing well.… Read more
Widows and Chick-fil-A Sauce Tricia Lott Williford August 15, 2022 2 Comments There’s a widow in our community whom I have long known from afar. I wrote an open letter to her… Read more
I’m Terrible about the Eye Doctor Tricia Lott Williford June 14, 2022 No Comments I hate going to the eye doctor. I hate it, and so I don’t go. I should go, especially because… Read more
The Thing about a Parade Tricia Lott Williford April 10, 2022 5 Comments I’ve been in my share of parades. Probably more than my share, actually. Marching band parades, down the main street… Read more
Halloweens Past: I’m the Cozy Sweatered Lady Now Tricia Lott Williford October 31, 2021 1 Comment I’m feeling the wonder of autumn tonight. (It’s probably because peeling apples makes me feel like a domestic goddess. I… Read more
Forty-Two Tricia Lott Williford July 25, 2021 4 Comments I have turned forty-two. And so far, my senses are on hyperbolic overload with all that forty-two has already shown… Read more
Another Sleepy, Dusty Delta Day Tricia Lott Williford June 3, 2021 8 Comments “‘It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was… Read more
Easter Baskets. I Can Talk About It Now. Tricia Lott Williford April 9, 2021 4 Comments I made a fatal error this week. Its name is Easter Baskets. For a while I couldn’t talk about it,… Read more
The Laughing Episode Tricia Lott Williford January 12, 2021 2 Comments Maybe this has happened to you. You’re some place fairly serious, aiming to have a fairly serious conversation, and suddenly… Read more
A Tale of Two Turkeys Tricia Lott Williford November 26, 2020 1 Comment I mean, I’ve never been in charge of a turkey before. And since our Thanksgiving is the most intimate ever,… Read more
It’s Not a Word – Yet. Tricia Lott Williford October 21, 2020 7 Comments “Tarbled.” adjective: wind-blown; lacking precision but compensating in charm; messy but cute. ~ ~ ~ "I am a lover of… Read more
Our Loudest Easter Story Tricia Lott Williford April 11, 2020 7 Comments I wanted to send this story to you on Easter morning or the night before, but things got away from… Read more
Locked in a Bedroom: A Good Friday Gone Wrong Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2020 2 Comments It’s been more than a decade since this Good Friday situation, the day Baby Tyler locked Toddler Tucker and me… Read more
