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Glittery, Sparkling Moments from Needles in the Haystack

Tricia Lott Williford March 10, 2014 1 Comment

Quality is not something I can predict. I live the life of an artist, so I don’t abide by very…

“She’s A Blogger.”

Tricia Lott Williford March 7, 2014 No Comments

I have heard the following quotes recently: “Look out: she’s a writer. She’ll tell the world.” “Can you repeat that…

How You Could Have Done It Better

Tricia Lott Williford March 6, 2014 1 Comment

In a little pond of third graders and an ocean of lesson plans, in the ups and downs of my…

Writing: An Invitation to be Misunderstood

Tricia Lott Williford February 25, 2014 No Comments

Helen Hunt says something pretty brilliant, and I paraphrase: “The key to humor is find the sensitive, most desperate, ridiculous…

Desserts and Books: When It’s All Over Too Soon

Tricia Lott Williford February 22, 2014 5 Comments

My grandma mothered in the era when every night was a full meal: meat and potatoes, salad and dessert. She…

This Is Your Book Day!

Tricia Lott Williford February 18, 2014 3 Comments

It is Book Day. Not to us, but to your name, be the glory, O God, because of your love…

You’ve Got Mail

Tricia Lott Williford February 8, 2014 9 Comments

Some of you have been so concerned about the silence in your inbox each morning, as you’ve waited and wondered…

It’s Not You; It’s Me.

Tricia Lott Williford February 4, 2014 1 Comment

If you’ve invited me to meet you for coffee, I have likely said no. And I’m sorry about that. It’s…

My Heart In the Marketplace

Tricia Lott Williford January 27, 2014 5 Comments

“What comes up, way down at the bottom, is that my heart is still broken from bringing out Writing Down…

These Saturday Nights

Tricia Lott Williford January 26, 2014 1 Comment

Hey, Mom, remember on the weekends when we could sleep on the floor in your room and after we finished…

Neither Pam Beasley nor Queen Latifah

Tricia Lott Williford January 21, 2014 5 Comments

I came to terms with the fact that I needed to hire an assistant. And that sentence still feels so…

Captain Crunch and Job.

Tricia Lott Williford January 15, 2014 8 Comments

I spilled a bowl of Captain Crunch Berries into my bible this morning. My elbow came down, right into the…

I think I am an Affirmation Hoarder

Tricia Lott Williford January 10, 2014 2 Comments

There have been a few times in my life when I’ve finished a project for a teacher, instructor, professor, or…

The Voices of Creativity and Promise

Tricia Lott Williford January 8, 2014 7 Comments

There are two voices that meet me in the half-awake place. First it is the Voice of Creativity, followed shortly…

Pillow Talk

Tricia Lott Williford November 25, 2013 1 Comment

I love a cold house. Like, ridiculously so. My bedroom at night is downright cold. (You can blame a certain…

Itchy

Tricia Lott Williford November 16, 2013 2 Comments

Prompt: “Write about feeling Itchy.” The summer before tenth grade, I decided to make a few extra bucks by weeding…

Boobs and Schmucks

Tricia Lott Williford October 28, 2013 9 Comments

An early reader came to me with this question: “Tricia, I’m a little concerned about two words in the book.…

Can I Show You The New Cover?

Tricia Lott Williford October 27, 2013 21 Comments

The Writer with the Dog

Tricia Lott Williford October 1, 2013 2 Comments

Today, Max and I are writing outside. Shady trees. Cobblestone sidewalk. I’m sitting on the hearth of a great big…

To Write It All Down

Tricia Lott Williford September 29, 2013 25 Comments

Seven years ago, when I started the blog, I wrote for myself. I wrote for the precious hour during naptime…

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