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Hands

Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2013 8 Comments

“Dude! What happened to your fingers? They’re all, like, puffy and stuff.” I watch Tuck look at his fingers, quickly [...]

The Very Happiest Thing

Tricia Lott Williford July 29, 2013 9 Comments

The worst part of the big dates on the calendar – anniversaries, birthdays, days we shared, days everyone still shares [...]

Closing a Gap isn’t Healing a Wound

Tricia Lott Williford July 20, 2013 9 Comments

I cannot think. I cannot. I can only cry. Darkness. Hopeless. Two and a half years later. Time has [...]

Looking Anywhere Else

Tricia Lott Williford July 19, 2013 3 Comments

When I miss Robb more than I can stand, when I can’t bear to look it in the face, I [...]

Closest Thing to Woodstock

Tricia Lott Williford July 16, 2013 2 Comments

I followed the music, I followed the crowds, and I followed the scent of sweet smoke that I’m pretty sure [...]

The Truth about My Coffee

Tricia Lott Williford July 11, 2013 No Comments

I wanted to like coffee. I wanted to want it. It just looked so sophisticated, so conversational, to hold a [...]

Airline Ash Trays and Pink Chinos

Tricia Lott Williford July 5, 2013 1 Comment

A young family sat in front of me on the plane. The dad sat across the aisle from his wife [...]

Small Blue Snow Boot

Tricia Lott Williford June 29, 2013 No Comments

From the Archives of Teaching Tuck and Ty * * * We decided to do a family trip to King [...]

The Year I Blew It on Father’s Day

Tricia Lott Williford June 16, 2013 1 Comment

Robb was a pro at celebrating Mother’s Day. We didn’t have many years together as parents, but he was always [...]

Full Immersion

Tricia Lott Williford June 5, 2013 1 Comment

I have a new iPhone cover. I went with Royal Blue. (Apparently I capitalize colors of royalty.) The Verizon girl [...]

I Dreamt Of Him

Tricia Lott Williford May 3, 2013 1 Comment

I dreamt of him. I was standing at the side of the road, seemingly Nimisila Road from my childhood town, [...]

Racquetball Glove

Tricia Lott Williford May 1, 2013 8 Comments

Tyler found Robb’s racquetball bag. He used to play an evening or two each week, and his bag had not [...]

Conflicted

Tricia Lott Williford April 25, 2013 9 Comments

I wonder if he felt conflicted. I wonder, at what point did he know he was dying? When did he [...]

Phone-A-Friend

Tricia Lott Williford April 18, 2013 1 Comment

“Mommy, I just miss you right now.” He’s calling from school, not from a cell phone, but from the real [...]

Sidelines

Tricia Lott Williford March 26, 2013 1 Comment

My Wii character, Mii if you will, does much better on the basketball court when I’m not playing. Seriously. She [...]

She

Tricia Lott Williford February 27, 2013 11 Comments

She made an appointment to visit the house that was hers the day before. She brought two friends along, who [...]

Lucky

Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2013 4 Comments

Today, I sat with a woman whose husband died nine months ago. This weekend is her first step into the [...]

Sexy Lady

Tricia Lott Williford February 3, 2013 3 Comments

“Mommy, what does ‘sexy lady’ mean?” God, help me right now, this minute, please. “Um, what?” “What does ‘sexy lady’ [...]

It Does a Body Good

Tricia Lott Williford January 29, 2013 5 Comments

“I don’t want to drink my milk. I don’t want to grow. I don’t want to get too heavy. I [...]

Pirouette

Tricia Lott Williford December 9, 2012 No Comments

“Did daddy help you walk across icy spots because you were always running and spinning and sliding?” Yep. That’s me. [...]

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