Four Stars Tricia Lott Williford March 14, 2014 3 Comments “I give this book four stars.” As in, four out of five. Well, nothing’s perfect from beginning to end. Do… Read more
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… Read more
“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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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.… Read more
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… Read more
