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…9 min read·Jul 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…·5 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Oct 8, 2023----
Erica WilliamsThe Thread“I Wore a Darkness” by the author. Print available here.·3 min read·Oct 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…·2 min read·Sep 30, 2023----
Erica WilliamsNothing Much Happens. Everything Happens.Photo by the author. Prints available here. ·2 min read·Sep 26, 2023--1--1
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…·3 min read·Sep 25, 2023----