Daniel Carter 
It is 3 AM. Your shift started hours ago, your eyes feel heavy, and you are standing in front of the break room vending machine trying to decide whether cheese puffs or a sugary soda will get you through the rest of the night. You know the sugar crash is coming, but you are running … Read more
You finished your shift hours ago. You drove home through empty streets while the rest of the world was just waking up. Your body feels heavy, your eyes sting, and your bones ache from standing on hard hospital floors or pacing a warehouse floor all night. You finally crawl into bed, pull the heavy curtains … Read more
Your phone alarm starts blasting at 4:30 in the afternoon. You pull yourself out of bed, but your legs feel heavy and your head is pounding. You spent the entire night staring at office computers or hospital monitors, got home just as your neighbors were leaving for their morning commutes, and tried to sleep while … Read more
It is 9:15 in the morning. You just locked your car door, walked up the steps, and let yourself into a quiet house after a grueling twelve-hour night shift. Your work boots feel like concrete blocks. Your eyes sting from staring under harsh fluorescent hospital or warehouse lights for half the night. Your brain is … Read more