With a Little Help
I struggle to grab a canteen and some cloths. I push the damaged chopper door fully open and look down to the desert sand a few feet below. I lower myself…
Must... Stay... Awake
Over the ages, people have made attempts at so many methods just to keep their eyelids from shutting, especially to keep this from happening in class, that I simply can't list them all on a Ficly page. Search "how to stay awake" on Google. You may very well be surprised at the some of the things these people can come up with! I know _I_ was. So, your challenge is to write a story, article, poem, etc., any genre, about the eternal feud against our greatest enemy- _sleep._ I can't wait to see what everybody comes up with!
Challengers
6 entriesSecond 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…
Nightmares
I filled the cup up with freezing cold water. I poured it over my head. The blast of cold had me shivering, and I was wet. But I was awake. That’s the…
Pushing the Limits
My hands were going numb from the cold and my fingers were fastened around the wheel. My lips and nose were chaffed. Even my eyes felt stiff and sore. I was…
Take
After the first time, he tried to get out, but that distracted him, made him forget what he was doing. Soon he’d given up and fallen asleep again, only to wake…
Insomnia
Insomnia has taken him. He’s in a pool, but cannot swim. Reality has gone away. It will forever be astray. He writes limericks on a whim.