What It’s Like to Be a Writer With Dyslexia

While reading can be a struggle, it doesn’t change how much I love it

Brittny Pierre
ZORA
Published in
5 min readMar 5, 2020

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A photo of a black woman at a bookstore, as seen through the other side of the shelf.
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“S“She’s lazy” and “she doesn’t work hard enough” are two sentences I’ve heard from educators on why school was difficult for me. The reality wasn’t simply that I didn’t have the resources that suited my learning style to help me reach my full potential as a student. Now, as…

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