Metacognition: Short Stories

Beginning, Middle, End. What every short story, or even stories in general, require. Even my most beloved television show about nothing, Seinfeld, has a plot behind every story, a twist or absurdity from generic day to day life. My fear is this is what I’m lacking. I wanted to capture the awkwardness of life situations, such as an elevator ride, and provide just an alternative view on the emotions everyone feels. I find beauty in the stories that can suspend the readers predispositions; my attempt was to force the readers to not judge people, acknowledge the pain certain characters can feel, evoke empathy. I was involved in trying to create characters that I didn’t let any outside harm touch them. My story is stuck without much evolving pressure or situation to throw them off course, and frankly, I’m not sure how to do this to them at this point. What I would like, is to be able to not cling to what I have written. Where it stands for whatever reason I cannot open it up to be susceptible to an event. I’m surprised I would be so attached to certain aspects considering I do not like my story. I know the only way I will like it is to allow it to be changed in this way, I’m just in a predicament.