Russell Library

Broad St

Middletown, Connecticut

Teenage Girl: *typing*

Inner Critic: This is an awful story! You're a sad excuse for a writer!

Teenage Girl: Did something crawl down your throat and die?

Inner Critic: I'm just stating the facts! You will never make it in this world as a writer! What a joke!

Teenage Girl: Get out of this library! You're not welcome here!

Inner Critic: I like heckling you! I ain't going nowhere!

Librarian: Please leave!

Inner Critic: Yes, Ma'am. *walks down the stairs towards the exit*

Boy: *skateboarding* Loser. *keeps skateboarding*

Inner Critic: I'm no loser.

This story was written on Wednesday, August 30th, 2023.

A/N Inner Critic, you're never right! Why do you belittle us writers? Writing is not a joke, it's a passion! Take that in your pipe and smoke it! 😡 Don't be a silent reader. Please leave feedback. Thanks.