suicide prevention

Brush With Suicide

I don’t know what the statistics are, but I can confidently state that suicide is something every person will at some stage have a brush with. At best, your brush with suicide might be a vague acquaintance that has a failed attempt… Read more »

September 2013
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Ellie Bravo: Confrontation

“Thanks for that newspaper cutting you left on my desk last week.” I slide into the seat opposite Maria in the boardroom. “I think you might have saved my skin.” She bites into a biscuit and pushes the crumbs absent-mindedly into a small heap on the table. “What happened?” she asks… Read more »

September 2013
Janet Pywell ellie Bravo

Ellie Bravo: The Date

Maria slides into the seat opposite me. We’re in a small bistro tucked in a side street near the Grand Opera House. To my right are two retired women on their second bottle of wine, and on my left, a middle aged couple who are barely speaking to each other… Read more »

September 2013
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