They Call Me Stubborn

Once upon a time there was a princess — I groan in anger because I hate it. It’s not good enough, I say to myself as I throw the paper to the floor.

Once upon a time in a place far, far away — oh that’s been done before, you fool, do something original. Scrunching the paper and letting it fall to the floor to join the rest down there.

Suddenly, I hear giggling coming from the corner of the room and my head whips around.

“Whose there?” I ask with a scowl.

From the dark corner steps a gorgeous hunk of a man, dressed from head to toe in pink and covered in tattoos. Mmmmmm, sex on a stick.

I can’t help but smile as my heart skips a beat.

“Hello dear, do you know who I am?” He responds in his sexy deep voice.

Oh stop, I order my racing heart. So his voice comes from way down in his boots — who cares!

“They call me Impostor Syndrome, and I’m the reason for all those scrunched up pieces of paper tossed all over the floor,” he chortles with mirth.

“Hello, Imposter Syndrome, it’s obvious you never did the research on your next target. You see they call me Stubborn and I’ll let you in on a little secret. If you ever want me to do something, all you’ve got to do is tell me I can’t and you’ll soon find out what it is exactly that I can do,” I retort back at him in glee.

I continue to taunt him, "Don't think your sexy good looks, your baritone voice that fills your boots or the fact you're dressed gloriously in pink from head to toe, and don't get me started on your sexy tattooed body. None of that will distract me, so go take a running hike Mr……..Impostor……..Syndrome."

Once upon a time I met a gorgeous hunk of a man dressed in pink……yada, yada, yada.

Oh yes, I’ve just written the perfect first sentence of my new fiction story. Thanks to Mr Impostor Syndrome.

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I think it is safe to say that most writers and authors feel, at same stage of their writing career, or hobby, as the case may be, that they are an impostor.

This feeling is commonly called ’Impostor Syndrome’ and it’s been the topic of many great articles. I’ve even written a poem on this very subject.

All in all it’s a common malady of, not just our trade, but many people who complain of this feeling in their careers, their hobbies and even in their social lives.

So it is with this knowledge, that I decided to write this article, outwardly mocking the common feeling of being an impostor.

This ‘mocking’ was inspired by a fun challenge going around Medium at the moment, whereby something writes a fiction piece mocking Impostor Syndrome, as I have done above. They then tag three friends to carry the challenge forward and request that they write their own fiction piece, again in a fun and mocking format.

With that in mind, I’d like to challenge any who read this and enjoy it, to write their own version. Please let me know if you do as I’d love to read it.

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Originally posted on Medium