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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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