9 Ways, Your Way

[Gloria]

know your history.
define your own terms.
use what you’ve got.
embrace controversy.
carpe the chaos.
wear the shirt.
create a movement.
employ every medium.
tell your story.

Of all the 9 ways listed in my book, which one resonates with you the most? Why?

[Dior]

Tell your story.

In the book, she discusses that women’s writing is controversial and is very vulnerable. Taking a memoir class in college was one of my experiences where I learned this. Reading Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde in that class is a great example. Reading one of my memoirs out loud to others made me very vulnerable but was also very empowering and freeing as well. It’s not about what other people think. It’s about what you can learn from your and each others experiences.