Suicide epidemic in small Scranton town
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There was this photo of a certain town accompanying an article on the back page of USA Today. It’s one of those places built in that classic 19th-century style—all narrow, winding streets—and they still have these streetlamps, probably leftovers from the 1950s, that barely put out any light. Honestly, at dusk, the whole place just looks stuck in time. Throw in some dampness and a thick layer of fog, and you’ve got the perfect setting for a low-budget horror flick. Just add a struggling local economy where nobody has any real hope or a sense of a better tomorrow, and the atmosphere is complete.
Personally, I actually find towns like that quite charming—they have a very distinct "soul" or character—but if I were forced to actually live there? I honestly wonder how long it would take before I started contemplating ending it all.
Personally, I actually find towns like that quite charming—they have a very distinct "soul" or character—but if I were forced to actually live there? I honestly wonder how long it would take before I started contemplating ending it all.