Square One Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2013 No Comments “Michael, what if I say to myself, I’m ready, I want to have a whole new wonderful relationship, and then… Read more
Talk Before Sleep Tricia Lott Williford May 5, 2013 No Comments “Our conversations are silly — about nothing, really, less and less consequential. But they are comforting to both of us,… Read more
Marginal Scrawls Tricia Lott Williford May 2, 2013 1 Comment “In polite company, I know, writing in books is frowned upon, even considered vandalism. For others, it’s a form of… Read more
To Someone Else Tricia Lott Williford April 21, 2013 No Comments “There is a value and comfort in being here and understanding what matters most is only who you were to… Read more
Before You Go into the Dance Tricia Lott Williford April 13, 2013 2 Comments [This is the] advice my father used to give to my sister and me as we were preparing to go… Read more
It All Depends Tricia Lott Williford April 4, 2013 1 Comment “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with… Read more
Like Garments and Branches Tricia Lott Williford March 24, 2013 1 Comment “Let us say to Christ: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel.… Read more
You Let Me Impose Tricia Lott Williford March 23, 2013 7 Comments “SHE DIED ON a Monday during spring break of our senior year. After her funeral, I immediately went back to… Read more
Push the Boundary Tricia Lott Williford March 21, 2013 No Comments “There is one thing on which we are agreed: there are too many books in the world to read in… Read more
First Draft, First Date Tricia Lott Williford January 21, 2013 4 Comments Confession. As a child writer, I used to create intentional mistakes in my first draft. The “sloppy copy,” as some… Read more
Wind and Quinoa Tricia Lott Williford January 9, 2013 10 Comments Today I discovered a couple of life-changers. First of all, the cafe at Whole Foods. Oh, my great day. Perhaps… Read more
To Hold Everything Tricia Lott Williford January 4, 2013 1 Comment I think of all that is happening elsewhere, as I lie here. Nearby, I can hear the sounds of a… Read more
Brand New Day Tricia Lott Williford January 1, 2013 2 Comments It’s a brand new day, The sun is shining. It’s a brand new day. For the first time in such… Read more
Narrative Species Tricia Lott Williford December 30, 2012 2 Comments I’m reading Unless It Moves the Human Heart, by Roger Rosenblatt. He’s a many-decades teacher of writing, and this book… Read more
Mixed Feelings Tricia Lott Williford December 27, 2012 No Comments “Poetry is mixed feelings expressed clearly.” ~ Tom Lux, in Unless It Moves The Human Heart, by Roger Rosenblatt Read more
Look For The Helpers Tricia Lott Williford December 14, 2012 4 Comments “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me,… Read more
Save Me a Seat Next To You Tricia Lott Williford December 8, 2012 3 Comments “God can handle honesty, and prayer begins as an honest conversation. My belief is that when you’re telling the truth,… Read more
To Think or Not To Think Tricia Lott Williford November 26, 2012 2 Comments “Learning is not the consequence of teaching or writing, but rather of thinking. So a playful, provocative, unclear, but stimulating… Read more
