Story archives - tag: "panic"

Phil

"And of course you've made recent backups", he said sarcastically.

tags: computers disaster panic [add]

2008-11-19 13:48:45 / Rating: 77.75 /

Bad Friend

As I watched my best friend gurgle, splutter, choke, and struggle unsuccessfully for air for over a minute, then pass out face floor on the ground, I thought, "Maybe I should hit her on the back or something."

tags: guilt panic choke near-death bad friend [add]

2008-03-12 17:46:32 / Rating: 222.75 /

Limey

Without fail, a sense of panic rises in my chest every time I pass a "Last Exit in New York" sign.

tags: panic travel New York [add]

2007-07-11 12:58:24 / Rating: 146.25 /

keethie

The town slept peacefully through the darkness, its long nightmare finished now, with only the bright dawn ahead.

tags: disaster flood panic [add]

2006-09-13 13:31:38 / Rating: 210.75 /