Trisha Ricketts: Author Poet Singer/SongwriterBreaking the ChainI heard Gwendolyn Brooks speak to a group of children once and when asked her best piece of advice, she responded quickly: “Live, live…Jul 28Jul 28
Trisha Ricketts: Author Poet Singer/SongwriterSpinning WheelsThe panic probably began during highway drives between Northbrook and Milwaukee in my mother’s last year. She fell slicing open her knee…Jun 15Jun 15
Trisha Ricketts: Author Poet Singer/SongwriterHooves of GloryI consider myself lucky because I grew up in a time before childhood games became mired in registration fees, and when fresh…Jun 10Jun 10
Trisha Ricketts: Author Poet Singer/SongwriterLimbsIt’s rarely the Prom that does it. It’s the back-alley kiss stolen in the golden square of a kitchen window’s light that moves us. This was…May 29May 29
Trisha Ricketts: Author Poet Singer/SongwriterAdrift At SeaSometimes I wonder if my boat is worthyMar 23Mar 23
Trisha Ricketts: Author Poet Singer/SongwriterKnow Yourself“5 Books You Should Read Before You Die.” “10 Steps To Start Living A Happier Life.” “8 Sure-Fire Ways To Lose Weight.” “7 Foods To Avoid…Mar 1Mar 1
Trisha Ricketts: Author Poet Singer/SongwriterGod: The UngodlyI used to fear that I was a shallow person. Is it that I didn’t question serious things? Or that I didn’t question things seriously enough…Jan 26Jan 26
Trisha Ricketts: Author Poet Singer/SongwriterUnconditional Love: On Being a GrammaThinking about my position in the family — a grandmother of seven — carries me back to sweet memories of my own grandmother, Gramma…Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 2023