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
3,652 Days Tricia Lott Williford May 28, 2026 No Comments Author Mike Ashcraft says that when we fail to finish well, we live with a pile of unfinished beginnings. Before… Read more
Charlotte and Our Coming Of Age Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2026 1 Comment When I am most honest with myself about Charlotte’s Web, it is one of my favorites in all the libraries… Read more
Table for Two Tricia Lott Williford August 9, 2024 2 Comments My first real responsibility in our family was to learn to set the table. The table was the most important… Read more
The Worst Dog I Ever Had Tricia Lott Williford May 17, 2023 1 Comment “We rescued him from the mall.” That’s what I always say to describe how he came to be ours. In… 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
On Thankfulness and Not Eloping Tricia Lott Williford November 3, 2022 2 Comments I have a (deeply empathic) friend who feels sorry for Thanksgiving every year. She says it gets swallowed up in… Read more
Juggling the Glass and the Plastic Tricia Lott Williford October 21, 2022 3 Comments I read recently about an interview with author Nora Roberts, where someone asked her how to balance writing and kids.… 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
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
The Caboose and the Lantern Rouge Tricia Lott Williford April 5, 2022 1 Comment I have always been the caboose, always at the end of the line putting all my people in front of… Read more
“Your Dad Has Sepsis.” Tricia Lott Williford February 10, 2022 9 Comments This week, I learned that Sepsis does not, in fact, have the power to take from me every man I… Read more
Brick Wall Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2022 4 Comments We are at the life stage where the boys come home late at night after a shift at work or… Read more
Gentlemen’s Academy Tricia Lott Williford September 19, 2021 8 Comments Somehow, I have become the mom sitting by the mirrors outside the men’s dressing room, while the sons try on… Read more
LIVE Show: Let’s Talk Soon – and a Book Launch! Tricia Lott Williford July 29, 2021 No Comments So Rob said, “Hey, Trish, what if we did a live recording of Let’s Talk Soon: The Podcast at… Read more
What the Disney Business Model Taught Me About Parenting Tricia Lott Williford June 23, 2021 2 Comments “Coming up with a new recipe to feed the family, or even putting together a presentation for a new… Read more
Thirteen Lessons I Learned from My Dad Tricia Lott Williford June 19, 2021 4 Comments Thirteen Things I Learned from my Dad: 1. If you’re going to get in trouble at school, let it be… 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
Sears Portraits and Mother’s Day, circa 1997 Tricia Lott Williford May 9, 2021 No Comments “All I want for Mother’s Day is a picture of my kids,” she told us. Well, that’s simple enough. Plus,… Read more
The Great Denim Skirt Debate of 1993 Tricia Lott Williford November 15, 2020 3 Comments Everybody who becomes an adult has to be fourteen once, and it’s a rough time of transition for everybody involved… Read more
