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.

Goal!

The cathartic spectacle of sport

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday July 18, 2018

Tabula Rasa

Thoughts on the birth of my son

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday July 11, 2018

Opting Out

On the decision to “retire” from being black

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday June 27, 2018

Fathers and Sons

Shaping up for the big event

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday June 20, 2018

#AllTheSame?

The danger of categorical thinking

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday June 13, 2018

Slowing Down

Thoughts on the imperiled life of leisure

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday June 6, 2018

Is 40 the New 30?

On the extended march toward full adulthood

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday May 30, 2018

Workers of France, Unite!

The personal misery of public strikes

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday May 23, 2018

Make Them Work

A different sort of moral obligation

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday May 16, 2018

Kanye and Ta-Nehisi

“This is my life, homie, you decide yours”

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday May 9, 2018

● NEWSLETTER

Please enter a valid email address
That address is already in use
The security code entered was incorrect
Thanks for signing up