Letters from Hialeah Drive

to Michelle.

[I'll add a subtitle that makes sense later, just not today]

Sep 18 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

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The Quickest P.S.A.

The thing about paywalls is...

Sep 10 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

the heart, vol. i

Two months ago I was diagnosed with a heart condition. In my first article since that revelation I provide updates, reflect, and share health advice…

Sep 8 • 

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July 2025

"This is Culturally Inappropriate"

How the Clipse's triumphant return creates room for a genre, and it's torchbearers to grow. "Let God Sort Em Out" and its accompanying rollout draw a…

Jul 15 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

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#AllCountriesMatter

A series of missives on America's most complicated day.

Jul 4 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

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Breaking Bread and Borders, II

Conversations about Food, Migration and Home. Originally recorded on 6/13/2020 as a series by CT UndocuFund).

Jul 2 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

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June 2025

Juneteenth.

On this day in 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX., announcing the end of the Civil War.

Jun 19 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

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May 2025

The Jump.

Ten years ago, I would receive a phone call that changed everything. I'm reflecting on the choice as I prepare to take another bout of courage.

May 31 • 

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an unCommon music review.

begrudgingly revisiting a classic on it's twentieth anniversary.

May 26 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

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"Breaking Bread and Borders"

Conversations about Food, Migration and Home. (Originally released on 5/16/2020 as a series by CT UndocuFund).

May 12 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

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To Hartford's City Council (5/7/2025)

My city is in another fiscal crisis, the capital of America's second richest state (per capita). Educational supports are on the chopping block. I…

May 8 • 

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April 2025

a series of poems.

It's National Poetry Month, no better time to release a few short pieces.

Apr 18 • 

Patrick “Rico” Williams

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