Article: "The View from Vista Bridge"

Christen McCurdy, "The View from Vista Bridge,"Narrative.ly.

McCurdy narrates the story of her housemate's suicide by jumping off the Vista Bridge in Portland, her experience of grief, and the community's disputed efforts to build a protective fence around the bridge to prevent future attempts.  McCurdy covers a lot of ground here, from Portland's reputation as a city of suicidality to the inadequate efforts of public health and law enforcement in treating the suicidal.  A touching and informative read.