Mother’s Day: Let’s Give Her A Book Tricia Lott Williford March 20, 2026 No Comments Many years ago, I read Billy Collins’ poem, The Lanyard. It’s an equally lovely and devastating poem about how, as… Read more
One Does What One Can Tricia Lott Williford February 13, 2026 5 Comments The world is on fire right now. Things are atrociously wrong. There is a call to action. There is a… Read more
Charlotte and Our Coming Of Age Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2026 1 Comment When I am most honest with myself about Charlotte’s Web, it is one of my favorites in all the libraries… Read more
The Goal: To Love Anything This Much Tricia Lott Williford January 3, 2026 2 Comments It’s the season of thrifting, and this has put me in a pensive and thoughtful place. When I go thrifting,… Read more
Three Days of Dopamine Tricia Lott Williford December 24, 2025 No Comments Listen. We learn things when we learn them. This one, I learned this year. I have never in my life… Read more
If Christmas Makes You Sad: A Quick and Dirty List Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2025 1 Comment Maybe it’s a sad Christmas for you. Maybe it’s a year of firsts. Maybe Christmas is always hard for you.… Read more
Why It Takes So Long Tricia Lott Williford December 23, 2025 2 Comments When death comes at the end of a long life, we don’t wonder if it was time. We don’t wonder… Read more
Books & Diane Keaton Tricia Lott Williford October 12, 2025 3 Comments On the long list of things I love, there are two strong themes: Books and Diane Keaton. About ten years… Read more
Tree Trunks Tricia Lott Williford September 22, 2025 2 Comments I am forty-six years old, and since I am finally the age that I am, I feel old enough to… Read more
Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie Tricia Lott Williford September 21, 2025 No Comments Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they… Read more
Heroes on Mission Tricia Lott Williford August 11, 2025 No Comments On a walk yesterday, I saw a little boy on a walk with his mom, and he was wearing a… Read more
For Here and To Go Tricia Lott Williford July 25, 2025 No Comments I am basking in the afterglow of my birthday yesterday, and I am having breakfast at my favorite mountain town. … Read more
Living Rooms Tricia Lott Williford April 12, 2025 2 Comments It is the first real Saturday of spring. The air is cool; it rained last night. Beads of water cling… Read more
“Finalist” is a Beautiful Word Tricia Lott Williford April 7, 2025 2 Comments “Can I pour you a cup of coffee?” Annie asked me as I sat on a stool at her kitchen… Read more
Sparkly, Shiny Promises Tricia Lott Williford March 24, 2025 2 Comments A decade ago, spring break had a very different vibe for my little family. I kept things lively with a… Read more
A Bird in the Hand Tricia Lott Williford March 19, 2025 No Comments A bird flew into our house. She was throwing herself against the window, a fluster of wings and beak. I… Read more
On Paying Attention Tricia Lott Williford March 3, 2025 4 Comments In my class, we are reading Bridge to Terabithia, one of my favorite books in the history of ever. Today,… Read more
On Cooking Tricia Lott Williford December 28, 2024 No Comments “I do not cook,” I have often said in the last couple of years. I allowed that this could be… Read more
Snow Day Tricia Lott Williford November 7, 2024 2 Comments Snow day, slow day. Don’t-get-up-and-go day. Snow day, slow day. Leave-me-happily-alone-day. Snow day, slow day. Just-give-me-my-books day. Snow day, slow… Read more
Beautiful To Me Tricia Lott Williford November 3, 2024 4 Comments Well, the mall nearest to my home now has coffee shop seating in the food court, so that is where… Read more
