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
Chocolate for a Cellist Tricia Lott Williford October 23, 2021 1 Comment Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Something that should matter to you. Something that should matter to you – who? Yes. And… Read more
The Things We Might Say Tricia Lott Williford September 14, 2021 4 Comments If she tells you she wishes her car got better gas mileage, that doesn’t mean she wishes she’d never learned… Read more
A Love Letter to Simone Tricia Lott Williford July 28, 2021 1 Comment Well done, Simone. Well done. We don’t own you, Simone. Nobody does. We have showed you off like you… 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
I Don’t Know How Tricia Lott Williford April 2, 2021 4 Comments I feel like I don’t know how to do Good Friday well enough. It feels like when I love someone… Read more
For the One Who Is Exhausted Tricia Lott Williford January 29, 2021 10 Comments There are so many things that are difficult about being a person right now. There is what there has always… Read more
That Time When I Lost a Manuscript Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2020 7 Comments Tricia said: “Laptop, Open Manuscript.” And the Laptop said, “File Not Found.” Tricia said: “Look again, laptop. Find it, please.”… Read more
Arguing with the Ones Who Bring the Daisies Tricia Lott Williford October 9, 2020 27 Comments “Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing… Read more
“I’ve Seen Better Legs on a Table” Tricia Lott Williford September 22, 2020 3 Comments I am forty-one years old. That happened this summer. I am solid in my emotional convictions about birthdays (love them)… Read more
Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie Tricia Lott Williford September 21, 2020 2 Comments Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong… Read more
Today, I Said Thank You. Tricia Lott Williford September 19, 2020 19 Comments Today, I said thank you to the Starbucks barista who made my Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, even though she is… Read more
So Much “Leisure Time” Tricia Lott Williford May 1, 2020 2 Comments Back when I was navigating the long days with little people, some researchers endeared themselves to me with a released… Read more
How Can I Stop Living In Fear? Tricia Lott Williford April 24, 2020 3 Comments “Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How… Read more
The Collective Reflective Tricia Lott Williford March 25, 2020 1 Comment Have you noticed? We have become people who are counting. We are counting things. We are counting days. We are… Read more
The Sadness is Real: An Open Letter to the Teachers Tricia Lott Williford March 19, 2020 9 Comments “What’s keeping you awake at night?” A friend of mine asks this question when she wants to get the to… Read more
SpongeBob: An Unexpected Social Parody Tricia Lott Williford March 12, 2020 1 Comment Tyler and I went to see SpongeBob the Musical last night, since – surprise, surprise – it wasn’t on the… Read more
“Don’t Use Her Name.” Tricia Lott Williford February 20, 2020 7 Comments My son witnessed an assault against a young woman in his P.E. Class. A situation of a young man wielding… Read more
