Novel excerpts: Suicide 5 Articles

by Amy Fugitt

In the distance was a lone shadow walking along the water front, being careful not to get her feet wet. It was dusk and the sun was almost completely gone just leaving a small tinge of orange in the horizon. She was thin...read more

by John Cargile

Midfield, Alabama "Donald, come quick!" His mother's voice on the telephone exploded. "I think your father is dead!" He rolled over on his pillow and glanced at the clock radio. It was 5:32 in the morning. "What!" D...read more

by Willa Van Royen

"Promise me you won't give up." The man addressed only put his head in his hands, shaking it. "I don't make promises I can't keep, Emily." "But you can't give up!" "And why not?" "You just can't! Mom needs you" "Emil...read more

by Isabella Potter

(Suicide Notes [16-year-old Rebecca Bryan commits a desperate act of love and pain when she commits suicide, leaving behind her best friend-beautiful Catherine-the boy she loved but was not loved by in return-Peyton-and th...read more

by Bethany Law

Drip. Drip. Drip. I stared at my hand. Blood oozed from the accidental gash, dripping onto the wooden floor, joining the blood of the last customer. I couldn't feel a thing. The razor was still in my hand. Drip. ...read more