PinnedErica WilliamsFacing Our Racist HistoryI remember as a small child visiting my maternal great-grandmother Minnie at a nursing home and being frightened to give her a kiss because…Jul 11, 2021Jul 11, 2021
Erica WilliamsThe Shape We Dissolve IntoI came into the world to save a marriage, or so I was told as I was growing up. My duty was to make a father out of a man who was already…Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 2023
Erica WilliamsThe Trajectory of Our UpbringingI laid back in my reclining chair and watched the sky go dark. My husband built a small fire from sticks and branches he gathered from the…Oct 8, 2023Oct 8, 2023
Erica WilliamsThe Thread“I Wore a Darkness” by the author. Print available here.Oct 5, 2023Oct 5, 2023
Erica WilliamsFrom the BeginningDark morning, starry sky. The still air is thick, heavy with moisture that leaves a film on the windshield. Surrounded by the lingering…Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023
Erica WilliamsNothing Much Happens. Everything Happens.Photo by the author. Prints available here. Sep 26, 20231Sep 26, 20231
Erica Williams16,860 Elephants Per DayI read this morning about the saltwater intrusion threatening drinking water in the New Orleans, LA area. A dense wedge of saltwater is…Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 2023