Impostersyndrome Stories

repression /rɪˈprɛʃn/ noun pushing down thoughts or feelings so they don't come out. inhibition /ˌɪn(h)ɪˈbɪʃn/ noun an internal block that prevents you from speaking freely. -- Letters from a girl to a boy who is trying to navigate a healthy relationship while dealing with mental health issues and grief. Some are loving, some are crying. Her heart is heavy yet so full, but her mouth cannot empty it. Her fingers etching away about all the things she couldn't say.

20 March 2020. Mark this day. We all see it. The red dot in the Sky. I am not talking about the sun. Ever since it appeared in the Sky, everyone became a space physicists or conspiracist. They theorised what it is, why we see it but no one knows what will happen next or if the life we had before it would never come back

I suck at writing

A young woman longed to venture to the fantasyland of her dreams. On one seemingly ordinary rainy day, fate had answered her wish. However, her dreams came with a price. Her fantasyland was more challenging and dangerous than she first realized. The journey she would embark on may spell the end to her very life . For that is the way when gaining the favor of a mad king.

A poem reflecting on being ace/demi and having imposter syndrome during Pride Month.

Poem #1

Ebony is tired of not living her life the way that she wants to. She is fed up with watching her peers finish their degrees, move out and chase after their dreams. This is her journey of going after everything that she wants and all of the obstacles that get in her way while she chases after her dream life

Poet lets go of perfectionism

In which where Ted Nivison ends his life, and Charlie and Schlatt find out.

A painfully shy ghostwriter for a famous, arrogant author is forced to step into the public eye when her employer disappears before a major deal. Using the confidence she crafted for his characters, she must become the charismatic persona she wrote, finding her own voice and strength in the spotlight.

A raw, introspective exploration of identity, "The Imposter's Paradox" unravels the quiet torment of living behind masks-of performing instead of being. Through haunting metaphors and confessional honesty, the poem captures the tension between self-awareness and self-doubt, touching on themes of dissociation, self-perception, and the desperate search for authenticity. It's a portrait of someone who both sees and hides from themselves, suspended in the space between real and role.

Complaints, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Procrastination and who knows what else? Welcome to my personal pains of being a writer.

A short horror story that captures similar elements as does that of Lovecraftian horror. The story unfolds over one normally mundane event: a shower.

"Annika couldn't help but feel sad about her short encounter with Carlos ending. She already wasn't expecting much, but she wanted more. And maybe she would get it." Annika Sharpe is fresh out of university with a boring software job that takes up all her attention. She used to be an active member of the Formula 1 community, but adult responsibilities took over and she fell out of love with the sport. Desperate to add some spark to her life, Annika decided to attend the Formula 1 2024 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal for a change of pace. It's here at the race where she was lucky enough to win a fan contest and meet the driver of her choice. Feeling a familiar connection with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Annika chose to meet him. Carlos felt something for Annika as well, asking for her phone number at the end of the interaction. Have they met before? Why did Carlos ask for Annika's number? Where will this journey take Annika?

Cadence, a no-name classical violinist, with Asian parents and an Oxford degree, is fleeing from the stage: he broke the bow at his London concert, and with it, his music career. To escape embarrassment, he hops on a train. But thanks to a strange encounter, what follows is a ride backwards in time. Back to Louis, his performance tutor, who died ten years ago. And further still. Down memory lane, through music history. This is a special train service to: The Holy Grail. Calling at: Antique Instruments, Lost Masterpieces, Dangerous Secrets, Forbidden Arts. The next stop is: Saving Louis's Life. (Not for AI learning.)

"What else do you even want? You've got everything you've ever asked for!" Felix yells, "If it's difficult to make you happy, you might as well find someone else who will." _____________________________________________________________ Kordelia Westley has everything she ever dreamed of: from a reliable boyfriend to a lavish life as a loved heiress. However, this is not enough for her; this is never enough for her. Until one day, a grand birthday celebration transformed into a catastrophic disaster as episodes of heartbreak and humiliation arrive. The worst part: abduction. Fleeing from her abduction, the unsatisfied heiress gets washed up on an exotic island village, encountering people of different lives as her and also where she meets a humanitarian group of scientists and medical students, one called Armand Tollak. Armand Tollak. A medical school graduate who loves helping other people. Except for those who are ungrateful - Kordelia is in that category. However, maybe his values could change the ungrateful brat's perspective or even make Kordelia fall for him. As Kordelia's rich university life has turned upside down, she must begin a new life on an unknown island, know new people, and figure a way out of this reserved isle.

An era of suffering and tragedy has been raging for years. A new ruler has been appointed to the throne having finally come of age to rule the land. Being thrust into power unexpectedly the new queen will be challenged and tested for her strength and resilience having to lead her country in these hellish times.

Young trickster Lina Dale dreams of being a rich and famous adventurer. But in a world where experience counts, finding someone to give her a break is as unlikely as finding a needle in a giant's beard. TRYING is a fast-paced fantasy adventure, unafraid of tropes but terrified of taking itself too seriously. *** I'm JD June, a new writer from beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand. The plan is to upload a new episode every Tuesday. Fingers crossed! And thanks so much for taking the time to have a read. If you have any comments or suggestions, I would very much love to hear them.

the poet is haunted by a perfected image of herself that she cannot become