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What the Disney Business Model Taught Me About Parenting
Tricia Lott Williford
June 23, 2021
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“Coming up with a new recipe to feed the family, or even putting together a presentation for a new…
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Thirteen Lessons I Learned from My Dad
Tricia Lott Williford
June 19, 2021
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Thirteen Things I Learned from my Dad: 1. If you’re going to get in trouble at school, let it be…
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I Don’t Know How
Tricia Lott Williford
April 2, 2021
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I feel like I don’t know how to do Good Friday well enough. It feels like when I love someone…
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For the One Who Is Exhausted
Tricia Lott Williford
January 29, 2021
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There are so many things that are difficult about being a person right now. There is what there has always…
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That Time When I Lost a Manuscript
Tricia Lott Williford
December 22, 2020
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Tricia said: “Laptop, Open Manuscript.” And the Laptop said, “File Not Found.” Tricia said: “Look again, laptop. Find it, please.”…
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Arguing with the Ones Who Bring the Daisies
Tricia Lott Williford
October 9, 2020
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“Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing…
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“I’ve Seen Better Legs on a Table”
Tricia Lott Williford
September 22, 2020
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I am forty-one years old. That happened this summer. I am solid in my emotional convictions about birthdays (love them)…
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Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie
Tricia Lott Williford
September 21, 2020
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Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong…
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Today, I Said Thank You.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 19, 2020
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Today, I said thank you to the Starbucks barista who made my Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, even though she is…
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So Much “Leisure Time”
Tricia Lott Williford
May 1, 2020
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Back when I was navigating the long days with little people, some researchers endeared themselves to me with a released…
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How Can I Stop Living In Fear?
Tricia Lott Williford
April 24, 2020
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“Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How…
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The Collective Reflective
Tricia Lott Williford
March 25, 2020
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Have you noticed? We have become people who are counting. We are counting things. We are counting days. We are…
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The Sadness is Real: An Open Letter to the Teachers
Tricia Lott Williford
March 19, 2020
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“What’s keeping you awake at night?” A friend of mine asks this question when she wants to get the to…
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SpongeBob: An Unexpected Social Parody
Tricia Lott Williford
March 12, 2020
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Tyler and I went to see SpongeBob the Musical last night, since – surprise, surprise – it wasn’t on the…
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“Don’t Use Her Name.”
Tricia Lott Williford
February 20, 2020
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My son witnessed an assault against a young woman in his P.E. Class. A situation of a young man wielding…
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The Passport You Don’t Need Yet
Tricia Lott Williford
October 10, 2019
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“Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How…
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I Guess I Didn’t Realize
Tricia Lott Williford
September 12, 2019
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Scrolling through the photos on my iPhone, Tyler saw a candid picture of him and me at my 40th birthday…
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Creatures of Wonder
Tricia Lott Williford
August 3, 2019
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Creature of wonder, man-child of mine. You look like a puzzling and impossible blend of genetics, of his eyebrows and…
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Springtime Snow and Sad Days
Tricia Lott Williford
May 21, 2019
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Yep. It snowed. Quite a bit, actually. Summer break starts on Friday, the community pools open on Monday, and we…
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Fear, Wisdom, and School Shootings
Tricia Lott Williford
April 17, 2019
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I tiptoed into my boys’ bedrooms last night, cancelling each of their morning alarms. The district hadn’t yet decided whether…
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