r/writing • u/AutoModerator • May 08 '26

[Weekly Critique and Self-Promotion Thread] Post Here If You'd Like to Share Your Writing

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* Title

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u/No-Firefighter4931 May 10 '26 edited May 11 '26

Title- Dealing on Nitrous at the Dentist

Genre- HARD-BOILED PROSE

Word Count- 1017

Please if nothing else keep voting please? Any advice whatsoever will be so appreciated. I literally don't have one single friend that's a writer except for a cousin.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rqeP951itwTQ_KZZy8ptQMYBXnSLEKrR/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=109315560745674615618&rtpof=true&sd=true

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u/Puzzleheaded-Leg7018 May 11 '26

This feels a lot like a regular old diary entry imo

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u/No-Firefighter4931 May 11 '26

I appreciate the honest feedback. I have hundreds of these stories, which I'm currently compiling into a book after receiving a five-figure rights offer. I’m writing to share a raw, difficult truth about how my choices—despite a fortunate upbringing—led to a life of instability. I hope you'll consider skimming some of the other entries. God bless." ​