Advice to young writers:
Go ahead and be
Sentimental
Dark
Depressed
Depressing
Boring
Naive
Self-conscious
lazy
Stupid
Selfish
Priggish
Ostentatious
Narcissistic
Soft
Dull
Normal
Slow
Pointless
Useless
Pathetic
Laughable
Awkward
Anonymous
Wasted
Flabby
Entitled
Grandiose
Self-important
Cheap
Mindless
Empty
Addicted
Whiny
Sick
Pissed off
And dumb.
See how far that gets you.
(2016)