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Suicide Woods

Benjamin Percy

First published 2013
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

[T]ells the story of a group of people that have previously attempted to take their own lives but have failed and now rely upon each other for support in order to avoid repeating the attempt. They meet frequently, with a central mentor that takes them on walks through a wooded area where many people tend to commit suicide so that the group can see what death looks like in an effort to put them off of their suicidal tendencies. Even so, a fatalistic urge seems to linger within the group, and after a time their mentor comes up with a frightening solution to hopefully cure them of their desire to die once and for all. -- from a review

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
2013 Cover McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Winter 2013 McSweeney's Books MAGAZINE 329
October 2019 Cover Suicide Woods Graywolf Press Collection 113
October 2019 Cover Suicide Woods Graywolf Press Collection 113