Short Stories
The Insomniacs — Part I
Philosophical Fiction
3 min readApr 23, 2022
Ruby hadn’t slept, but she had plans for the day. She always does. The daily motto is, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead. I’ve got a life to live.”
She poisoned herself with coffee to stay awake but figured it may worsen her already heightened anxiety. So she buffered it with a pill; a sedative that will counter the…