It's been interesting to look back on those works [I've done previously] and see all the things that Beyoncรฉ has done and become for us in the meantime, because back then, folks were like, "Why Beyoncรฉ? I don't get why she is kind of the symbol for black womanhood."
Morgan ParkerSo much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having.
Morgan ParkerAfter a while, being so honest and so vulnerable on the page ends up affecting my own kind of self possession in the world, because I am not afraid of myself and my own thoughts. I think so much of being a woman, of being a social being, of being polite, is quieting those thoughts. There's so much we try not to say as we go through the day. There's a lot of tempering and self-editing. It is a relief to make writing that space where I don't need to do that.
Morgan ParkerIt's hard for black women to ask for help. We think we don't need it. We're used to being in pain and living with it.
Morgan Parker