Stories tagged “exhaustion”

  • Second Wind

    I am more than tired, but the need to wrap this up keeps me at my desk. I focus once again on breathing, closing my eyes to concentrate. A description jumps in my head and I snap to attention, typing it out, then another, and it all comes together. Som...

    • Author: Foolhearted
    • Posted about 2 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • Push-Ups at Midnight

    I got off the computer. The website was almost done, lines of code, endless, burned into my vision even when I closed my eyes. Midnight again. Everyone was asleep. I listened to the machine whir to a gentle close. I plugged in my cell phone, put my wal...

  • Out of Gas

    “How long until someone finds us?” Katie asked. “Ninety-six hours. Less if they follow my notes.” Kurt replied. “We’re going to end up sucking vacuum! " Her helmet distorted her voice. “We’re going t...

    • Author: Robert Quick
    • Posted almost 2 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • The Following Ficly Takes Place Between 3:00 AM and 4:00 AM

    03:03:27 AM Eyes open. Ears open. Mouth closed. Nose clean. As Sara dozed cocooned in the sleeping bag, Randall scanned the surrounding forest for any sign of trouble. There wasn’t a lot he actually could see, aside from the shadows of the treetops, ...

    • Author: BARomero
    • Posted 11 months ago.

  • 3rd Shift (Mature)

    It hits me like a wave! With each passing surge it pulls me deeper into exhaustion. In this wave it’s under current is so strong I can no longer fight it and I find myself dozing off. My head falls back and my mouth goes slack as I drift into ob...