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Hello angst-ridden, middle school you. Coming this October, cult comedy MORTIFIED will be playing in Austin as part of their national comedy tour, and they are looking for your adolescent awesomeness. Got an old Trapper Keeper filled with humiliating poems to that girl in 6th period? A tome of fan fiction dedicated to Joey McIntyre? A full-length melodramatic tragedy written as a budding playwright? Haul out those rap lyrics, songs written in tribute to Martika (K-I-D-S! Yeah!) and embarrasing diary entries and let a room full of strangers in on the cringe-worthy thoughts of 13 year-old you.

Described as a "comic excavation of adolescent writing, art and media," MORTIFIED is a sort of literary reading event made up entirely of diaries, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, drawings and stories presented by their original authors. Sound familiar? Excerpts have recently been featured on This American Life, among others.

If you're ready to share the shame, you can submit a request to MORTIFIED until August 15th for a screening session August 25 & 26th. The only stipulations? Material should have been written between the ages of 6-21, by you and totally, totally suck. Like, totally.

Pictures used courtesy of Emily Wilson, Sean Bonner, Chris Trew and yksin.