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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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Freed

Tricia Lott Williford March 12, 2013 2 Comments

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…

Make It Sing

Tricia Lott Williford January 9, 2013 2 Comments

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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,…

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,…

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…

Off Duty

Tricia Lott Williford November 20, 2012 1 Comment

“Say all you want about the grand and glorious aspects of a heady romance – lengthy and poetic recitations of…

Declarations

Tricia Lott Williford November 18, 2012 No Comments

In Defense of Weak Women

Tricia Lott Williford November 9, 2012 3 Comments

Helen says, “I just want to say one more thing. If I ever write a novel again, it’s going to…

On the Shoulder

Tricia Lott Williford November 3, 2012 1 Comment

Every day, Helen thought, so many people tap the bull on the shoulder and say, “Excuse me. I’m just going…

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