Thomas Chatterton Williams

Thomas Chatterton Williams is the author of a memoir, Losing My Cool: Love, Literature, and a Black Man’s Escape from the Crowd. He lives in Paris with his wife and daughter.

On a Walkabout

The art of going nowhere in particular

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday February 21, 2018

Too Much of a Good Thing

Americans spend most of their waking hours staring at screens

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday February 14, 2018

Being Black

Considering the veil of race

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday February 7, 2018

Banishing our Biases

The happy possibilities of letting them go

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday January 31, 2018

Let There Be Light

Europe in the record-breaking darkness of winter

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday January 24, 2018

Willfully Unaware

An existentialist on the mysteries of sexual desire

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday January 17, 2018

The Entry-Level Presidency

After Trump, we need a leader who is not only popular but qualified

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday January 10, 2018

Resilience

A resolution

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday January 3, 2018

The Virtue of Mastery

Dedication, perseverance, and a rapper’s stellar performance

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday December 20, 2017

Combs, Clippers, and Comraderie

Barbershops offer much more than a trim and a shave

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday December 13, 2017

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