There is, in a nearby field, a retired show horse living out whatever days it can win, a white horse speckled with brown flecks. Its limp mane welcomes your hand. On its face,
When reporting on suicide, the CDC advises against including the suicide method or overly positive descriptions of the deceased for fear of causing contagion.
Which gave Reporter Jane a problem in reporting on how her dad did what he did. She can’t mention the means, so readers will be left to wonder:
Was it a gun? A rope? A razor? Pills? Poison? A train? A hair-dryer?
And (according to the CDC), the mildly suicidal among them will begin to salivate.
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