Voices from the Ledge
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“Does your life really pass before your eyes right before you die? Or do you really see a bright light that you’re supposed to walk towards? Now I’m going to find out. These are the last questions, the burning ones, to which I want to know the answers. I’m not having some existential crisis, so don’t get that idea. I’m not insane, either. I’m just at a place in my life where I just don’t matter much anymore. In fact, I’ve decided that I’ve had enough of life, all the way around. I just don’t want to go on anymore. I know you’re going to think this is stupid by the time you finish reading this, but I wanted to answer this bunch of questions for myself, not for you or anyone else. If you keep reading, you’ll eventually understand the reasons behind what I’m doing. Again, I’m not trying to be funny here, because I really want to know the answers. It’s not like I’m going to be able to impart that information to anyone if I’m successful in this endeavor…” Julie sat cross-legged with her laptop in front of her, perched precariously on the firmest pillow she could find in the five-star hotel she had rented for the night three days ago, during which she had been writing furiously. Her suicide note, at least that was her intention when she started, had gone from one page to dozens – an entire volume of stories and anecdotes about the many times she had been ready to end her life.
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Have you ever felt so desperate or so depressed that you felt like giving up? Be honest. Now, did you ever say to yourself, “I’m probably worth more dead than alive”? Julie suffered from empty nest syndrome. She had been forced into early retirement while her husband had hit the pinnacle of his career. She was lost. What she didn’t know was that her depression was normal. But Julie had a plan. She was going to end her misery; however, in the execution of it, a remarkable thing happened. At a hotel, she met four women who were on a girls’ getaway. They had a very strange impact on her. A bittersweet story with a lot to chew on, with a powerful, upbeat message,
About the Author
J T Fisher writes for people who have a hard time talking about what’s on their mind. Her third novel delves into something with which she has battled her entire life... the concept of suicidal ideation. Every book she writes introduces the reader into serious concepts, but in a lighter, fictional way. Most people think about ending it all at least once in their lives. Judy is glad she didn’t. Her writing began as an empty nester blog to fill time that was previously spent tending to her husband and two children. As she wrote and gained followers, she decided to try pure fiction. Judy felt that a lot of women, especially of her generation, struggled with many fears, questions and issues growing up in the 1960’s and 1970’s, and many still carry those fears coupled with the shame, embarrassment and skeletons that affect the way they live their lives even today. She was one of them. She uses her inner voice totell stories through her characters, giving them an extremely human side, a relatable, approachable style. With two grown children, she now resides in South Florida with one four-legged child named Alexander, her husband and her mother. She enjoys reading, writing and live theater.