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There’s a New Girl In Town
Tricia Lott Williford
November 10, 2017
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My parents got a dog. You guys, I’m a fool for this puppy. She is the most darling creature ever.…
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Tom Hanks and Peter: Dads Do It Differently
Tricia Lott Williford
November 4, 2017
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Tom Hanks just released a book of short stories, and that alone has nearly been more than my reading heart…
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Cape Shopping and the Mess in My Head
Tricia Lott Williford
November 3, 2017
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You guys, it gets so messy in my head. Peter said the other day, “What are you thinking right now?…
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Cable Knit Sweaters and Marching Bands
Tricia Lott Williford
October 30, 2017
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When we were in high school, my parents gave my brother a sweater for Christmas. It was quite simply the…
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You Have Not Wasted a Single Breath
Tricia Lott Williford
October 26, 2017
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“Persist.” Pure persistence will carry you where no amount of talent, skill, aptitude, and experience can. Persistence will take you…
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Me, too.
Tricia Lott Williford
October 19, 2017
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Yes, me too. My high school teacher gave me a detention and then invited me to lay down on his…
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It Can’t Be Defined in Four Letters
Tricia Lott Williford
October 12, 2017
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We have one word for love. How very silly of us. Such definition can’t be wrapped up in four letters.…
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Inside the Las Vegas Shooting: a Survivor’s Story of Heroes
Tricia Lott Williford
October 9, 2017
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Debbi, a 61-year-old woman from California, was on a girls’ weekend to Vegas, celebrating a couple of birthdays with her…
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Sometimes They Belong Someplace Bigger
Tricia Lott Williford
October 5, 2017
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Tyler found a roly-poly, one of those little black bugs that curls up into a ball. He found it as…
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Julia and Dolly
Tricia Lott Williford
September 29, 2017
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There’s this story I love about Julia Roberts and Dolly Parton, back in the late eighties when they were filming…
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Nora Ephron’s Five Words
Tricia Lott Williford
September 27, 2017
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I love Nora Ephron. I learn from her every chance I can. I am reading Way More Than Luck: Commencement…
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Writing and Mothering: Celebrate Everything.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 25, 2017
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I went to a writer’s retreat last week, an incubated three days in a think tank with writers, authors, editors,…
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The Narrow Window for Morning Words
Tricia Lott Williford
September 18, 2017
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There is this window of time in the morning where I feel compelled to be present but I’m not really…
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That Time When I Plagiarized. Accidentally.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 14, 2017
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I was riding on the wings of a book launch, when energy and excitement are high, and the invitations for…
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Lessons from a Soggy Swimsuit
Tricia Lott Williford
September 11, 2017
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In our family, you have some decisions to make on your birthday. Do you want a one-afternoon birthday party with…
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Authentic Intimacy: On the Air with Dr. Juli Slattery
Tricia Lott Williford
September 8, 2017
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“When the light goes out, you can’t just turn it back on and pretend it never went out. When you…
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The Noticing Game
Tricia Lott Williford
September 5, 2017
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The teacher’s name, Mr. Snodgrass, was printed on the chalkboard in careful block letters. Mr. Snodgrass himself stood before us.…
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Because It Is Sunday
Tricia Lott Williford
September 3, 2017
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“Sundays are family days, the days where the rhythms of church and brunch and afternoon football ease you into rest…
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What Does Houston Need? Underwear.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 1, 2017
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“I’m going to ask you for what we really need,” Brené Brown said on her Instagram video that she filmed…
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The Worst Parts and the Retelling
Tricia Lott Williford
August 30, 2017
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“Remember when you went camping and it rained the whole time and you were soaking wet and the car got…
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