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May 31, 2025

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A late night with Insomnia

It's been a quiet late night. My eyes were sore from watching the sickly bright phone screen for hours. The surroundings was too still that the only sound I could hear was the ticking clock on the wall. The moment felt so strange and surreal, like I am the only person alive in this world.
Laying on the bed, I stared at the ceiling after closing my phone. My heart felt empty ,and yet overwhelmed. My tired eyes were wide awaked. Although I wished I could fall asleep promptly, my brain was too relentless that a peaceful rest was the last thing it would do.
I checked my phone, It was already 1AM - a time that I would be dead asleep on typical days. Staring at the plain ceiling, I questioned myself, and the purpose of my life. I would also ruminate on the vague memories of my childhood: at which point I started deviated from my happy cheerful self? The apprehension of my future loomed large in my head; the intrusive what-if thoughts were spiraling out of control. I hate it when I experienced an existential crisis because the reality seemed more frightening to face. My brain would reflect the most embarrassing moments in my life, and those awkward moments which I wished never existed— it was driving me insane.
At last, I slapped myself hard on the face to shut up those incessant internal monologue flooding inside my head.
"I shouldn't be thinking so pessimistically. I am just a human being like any others; I shouldn't be so hard on myself like this."
I grabbed my favorite mystery novel under my pillow, and flipped to the page I left off. This is better! Under the faint night lamp, the words were a little hard to read, but I could guess them.
Soon, my eyelids started to feel heavy, and slowly ... I drifted into a restful sleep.

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A lLate nNight with Insomnia

English uses a "title case." Basically, capitalize the first word, the last word, and any important words in between. Words like "the," "and," "when," or "with" are not important enough to capitalize if they are not the first or last word.

It's been a quiet late night.

My eyes were sore from watching the sickly bright phone screen for hours.

The surroundings was toere so still that the only sound I could hear was the ticking clock on the wall.

If the noun is plural, use "are" or "were." "Surroundings" is a plural noun.

The moment felt so strange and surreal, like I amwas the only person alive in this world.

Verb tenses should remain constant unless there's a good reason to change them. You could also say it this way and add an element of self-dialogue:

The moment felt so strange and surreal, like "Am I the only person alive in this world?"

Laying on the bed, I stared at the ceiling after closing my phone.

My heart felt empty ,and yet overwhelmed.

"and yet overwhelmed" isn't a complete thought, so it's better left connected to empty. You could also say:

My heart felt empty, yet it was overwhelmed.

because "it was overwhelmed" is a complete thought.

My tired eyes were wide awakedopen.

Awake is like a mental state, not a physical thing that eyes do.

Although I wished I could fall asleep promptly, my brain was toso relentless that a peaceful rest was the last thing it would do.

"Too" and "so" are related. You could also say:

...my brain was too relentless for a peaceful rest.

or

...my brain was too relentless to rest peacefully.

I checked my phone,. It was already 1AM - a time thatwhen I would be dead asleep on typical days.

For the flow of the story, separate thoughts should sometimes be separate sentences. When talking about a specific time, "when" is sometimes going to make more sense.

Staring at the plain ceiling, I questioned myself, and the purpose of my life.

You questioned 2 things that should be written without separation by punctuation. It's like:

I ate bananas, and oranges.

should be

I ate bananas and oranges.

I would also ruminate on the vague memories of my childhood: --at which point did I started to deviated from my happy, cheerful self?

Two or more adjectives strung together are usually separated by a comma.

The apprehension of my future loomed large in my head; the intrusive what-if thoughts were spiraling out of control.

I hated it when I experienced an existential crisis because the reality seemed more frightening to face.

verb agreement in tense

My brain would reflect the most embarrassing moments in my life, and those awkward moments which I wished never existed— it was driving me insane.

At last, I slapped myself hard on the face to shut up those incessant internal monologue flooding inside my head.

A flood just floods something, doesn't flood "in" something. You could also say:

...monologue that caused flooding inside my head.

or

...monologue that flooded my head.

or

...monologue that was flooding my head.

"I shouldn't be thinking so pessimistically.

I am just a human being like any others; I shouldn't be so hard on myself like this."

Since you're saying I am a human being like any other human being, and being is singular, other should be singular.

I grabbed my favorite mystery novel from under my pillow, and flipped to the page where I left off.

Without from, it sounds more like you just held it under your pillow.

"The page" is a location, so we should say "where" or "on which" I left off.

This is better!

Under the faint night lamp, the words were a little hard to read, but I could guess them.

Soon, my eyelids started to feel heavy, and slowly ...

I drifted into a restful sleep.

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Nice job keeping the reader interested with imagery and dialogue!

A late night with Iinsomnia

This is to maintain consistent capitalization. You can also capitalize the whole title (minus prepositions) like this: "A Late Night with Insomnia."

It's been a quiet late night.

My eyes were sore from watching the sickly bright phone screen for hours.

The surroundings was toere so still that the only sound I could hear was the ticking clock on the wall.

The moment felt so strange and surreal, like I amas if I were the only person alive in this world.

Laying on the bed, I stared at the ceiling after closingturning off my phone.

My heart felt empty ,and yet overwhelmed.

My tired eyes were wide awaked.

Although I wished I could fall asleep promptly, my brain was toso relentless that a peaceful rest was the last thing it wI could dohave.

I checked my phone,. It was already 1 AM - a time that I would be dead asleep at on typical days.

to be asleep "at" 1 AM

Staring at the plain ceiling, I questioned myself, and the purpose of my life.

I would also ruminate on the vague memories of my childhood: at whichat point did I started deviateding from my happy, cheerful self?

The apprehension of my future loomed large in my head; the intrusive what-if thoughts were spiraling out of control.

I hate it when I experienced an existential crisis because the reality seemeds more frightening to face.

"I hate it" suggests a general hate.
If you only hated the existential crisis in the moment, you could say, "I hated experiencing an existential crisis because reality seemed more frightening to face."

My brain would reflect the most embarrassing moments in my life, and those awkward moments whichthat I wished never existed— it was driving drove me insane.

At last, I slapped myself hard on the face to shut up those incessant internal monologue flooding inside my head.

Monologue is singular

"I shouldn't be thinking so pessimistically.

I am just a human being like any others; I shouldn't be so hard on myself like this."

I grabbed my favorite mystery novel under my pillow, and flipped to the page I left off.

This iwas better!

Under the faint night lamp, the words were a little hard to read, but I could guess themwhat they were.

Soon, my eyelids started to feel heavy, and slowly ...

I drifted into a restful sleep.

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I love how vivid and relatable your writing in this was :)

The surroundings wasere too still that the only sound I could hear was the ticking clock on the wall.

The moment felt so strange and surreal, like I amwas the only person alive in this world.

Laying on the bed, I stared at the ceiling after closingswitching off my phone.

My heart felt empty , and yet overwhelmed.

I checked my phone, Iit was already 1AMam - a time that I would be dead asleep on typical days.

I would also ruminate on the vague memories of my childhood: at which point I started deviateding from my happy cheerful self?

I hate it when I experienced an existential crisis because the reality seemed more frightening to face.

I am just a human being like any others; I shouldn't be so hard on myself like this."

I grabbed my favorite mystery novel under my pillow, and flipped to the page I left off at.

Feedback

Beautifully written! I relate to your experience.

It's been a quiet late night.


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My eyes were sore from watching the sickly bright phone screen for hours.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The surroundings was too still that the only sound I could hear was the ticking clock on the wall.


The surroundings wasere too still that the only sound I could hear was the ticking clock on the wall.

The surroundings was toere so still that the only sound I could hear was the ticking clock on the wall.

The surroundings was toere so still that the only sound I could hear was the ticking clock on the wall.

If the noun is plural, use "are" or "were." "Surroundings" is a plural noun.

The moment felt so strange and surreal, like I am the only person alive in this world.


The moment felt so strange and surreal, like I amwas the only person alive in this world.

The moment felt so strange and surreal, like I amas if I were the only person alive in this world.

The moment felt so strange and surreal, like I amwas the only person alive in this world.

Verb tenses should remain constant unless there's a good reason to change them. You could also say it this way and add an element of self-dialogue: The moment felt so strange and surreal, like "Am I the only person alive in this world?"

Laying on the bed, I stared at the ceiling after closing my phone.


Laying on the bed, I stared at the ceiling after closingswitching off my phone.

Laying on the bed, I stared at the ceiling after closingturning off my phone.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

My heart felt empty ,and yet overwhelmed.


My heart felt empty , and yet overwhelmed.

My heart felt empty ,and yet overwhelmed.

My heart felt empty ,and yet overwhelmed.

"and yet overwhelmed" isn't a complete thought, so it's better left connected to empty. You could also say: My heart felt empty, yet it was overwhelmed. because "it was overwhelmed" is a complete thought.

My tired eyes were wide awaked.


My tired eyes were wide awaked.

My tired eyes were wide awakedopen.

Awake is like a mental state, not a physical thing that eyes do.

Although I wished I could fall asleep promptly, my brain was too relentless that a peaceful rest was the last thing it would do.


Although I wished I could fall asleep promptly, my brain was toso relentless that a peaceful rest was the last thing it wI could dohave.

Although I wished I could fall asleep promptly, my brain was toso relentless that a peaceful rest was the last thing it would do.

"Too" and "so" are related. You could also say: ...my brain was too relentless for a peaceful rest. or ...my brain was too relentless to rest peacefully.

I checked my phone, It was already 1AM - a time that I would be dead asleep on typical days.


I checked my phone, Iit was already 1AMam - a time that I would be dead asleep on typical days.

I checked my phone,. It was already 1 AM - a time that I would be dead asleep at on typical days.

to be asleep "at" 1 AM

I checked my phone,. It was already 1AM - a time thatwhen I would be dead asleep on typical days.

For the flow of the story, separate thoughts should sometimes be separate sentences. When talking about a specific time, "when" is sometimes going to make more sense.

Staring at the plain ceiling, I questioned myself, and the purpose of my life.


Staring at the plain ceiling, I questioned myself, and the purpose of my life.

Staring at the plain ceiling, I questioned myself, and the purpose of my life.

You questioned 2 things that should be written without separation by punctuation. It's like: I ate bananas, and oranges. should be I ate bananas and oranges.

I would also ruminate on the vague memories of my childhood: at which point I started deviated from my happy cheerful self?


I would also ruminate on the vague memories of my childhood: at which point I started deviateding from my happy cheerful self?

I would also ruminate on the vague memories of my childhood: at whichat point did I started deviateding from my happy, cheerful self?

I would also ruminate on the vague memories of my childhood: --at which point did I started to deviated from my happy, cheerful self?

Two or more adjectives strung together are usually separated by a comma.

The apprehension of my future loomed large in my head; the intrusive what-if thoughts were spiraling out of control.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I hate it when I experienced an existential crisis because the reality seemed more frightening to face.


I hate it when I experienced an existential crisis because the reality seemed more frightening to face.

I hate it when I experienced an existential crisis because the reality seemeds more frightening to face.

"I hate it" suggests a general hate. If you only hated the existential crisis in the moment, you could say, "I hated experiencing an existential crisis because reality seemed more frightening to face."

I hated it when I experienced an existential crisis because the reality seemed more frightening to face.

verb agreement in tense

My brain would reflect the most embarrassing moments in my life, and those awkward moments which I wished never existed— it was driving me insane.


My brain would reflect the most embarrassing moments in my life, and those awkward moments whichthat I wished never existed— it was driving drove me insane.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

A late night with Insomnia


A late night with Iinsomnia

This is to maintain consistent capitalization. You can also capitalize the whole title (minus prepositions) like this: "A Late Night with Insomnia."

A lLate nNight with Insomnia

English uses a "title case." Basically, capitalize the first word, the last word, and any important words in between. Words like "the," "and," "when," or "with" are not important enough to capitalize if they are not the first or last word.

At last, I slapped myself hard on the face to shut up those incessant internal monologue flooding inside my head.


At last, I slapped myself hard on the face to shut up those incessant internal monologue flooding inside my head.

Monologue is singular

At last, I slapped myself hard on the face to shut up those incessant internal monologue flooding inside my head.

A flood just floods something, doesn't flood "in" something. You could also say: ...monologue that caused flooding inside my head. or ...monologue that flooded my head. or ...monologue that was flooding my head.

"I shouldn't be thinking so pessimistically.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I am just a human being like any others; I shouldn't be so hard on myself like this."


I am just a human being like any others; I shouldn't be so hard on myself like this."

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I am just a human being like any others; I shouldn't be so hard on myself like this."

Since you're saying I am a human being like any other human being, and being is singular, other should be singular.

I grabbed my favorite mystery novel under my pillow, and flipped to the page I left off.


I grabbed my favorite mystery novel under my pillow, and flipped to the page I left off at.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I grabbed my favorite mystery novel from under my pillow, and flipped to the page where I left off.

Without from, it sounds more like you just held it under your pillow. "The page" is a location, so we should say "where" or "on which" I left off.

This is better!


This iwas better!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Under the faint night lamp, the words were a little hard to read, but I could guess them.


Under the faint night lamp, the words were a little hard to read, but I could guess themwhat they were.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Soon, my eyelids started to feel heavy, and slowly ...


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I drifted into a restful sleep.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

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