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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 [...]

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 [...]

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.” [...]

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 [...]

“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) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sparkly, Shiny Promises

Tricia Lott Williford March 24, 2020 5 Comments

A few years ago, I kept things lively with a special treat for the boys each day of spring break. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

The Passport You Don’t Need Yet

Tricia Lott Williford October 10, 2019 13 Comments

“Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How [...]

I Guess I Didn’t Realize

Tricia Lott Williford September 12, 2019 6 Comments

Scrolling through the photos on my iPhone, Tyler saw a candid picture of him and me at my 40th birthday [...]

Creatures of Wonder

Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2019 6 Comments

Creature of wonder, man-child of mine. You look like a puzzling and impossible blend of genetics, of his eyebrows and [...]

Springtime Snow and Sad Days

Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2019 No Comments

Yep. It snowed. Quite a bit, actually. Summer break starts on Friday, the community pools open on Monday, and we [...]

Fear, Wisdom, and School Shootings

Tricia Lott Williford April 17, 2019 3 Comments

I tiptoed into my boys’ bedrooms last night, cancelling each of their morning alarms. The district hadn’t yet decided whether [...]

Five Things to Say Every Day

Tricia Lott Williford February 12, 2019 1 Comment

Two of my third graders are getting married. It’s so weird when I say it that way, since they’re hardly [...]

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