“Have you ever moved yourself to tears when you write? In a world<\/p>\n
where our tears may be construed as weakness, or used against us<\/p>\n
when we call out injustice, the act of crying while writing legitimizes<\/p>\n
my product and process. When my words move me to cry, I know I<\/p>\n
have left something behind that cannot be consumed without leaving a<\/p>\n
mark on the reader.”<\/p>\n
—\u00a0 Kandace Creel Falc\u00f3n, How Dare We! Write a multicultural creative writing discourse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Have you ever moved yourself to tears when you write? In a world where our tears may be construed as weakness, or used against us when we call out injustice, the act of crying while writing legitimizes my product and process. When my words move me to cry, I know …<\/p>\n