Writing Prompt: Go ahead, get weepy

Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine.

To that end, try this tip: Crying, counterintuitively to most people, actually helps one heal, as it removes toxic biochemicals from the body while reducing emotional stress. So consider writing a passage that induces weeping. Just keep a box of tissue next to your keyboard.

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