Measuring the Jump
Short story about a man, Fish, driving out to see his cousin Adam, who has just tried to commit suicide for the seventh time... Thre hours on I-5, a …
"Years ago he thought he could have an effect on Adam's life, but now he knows he's a spectator, a parent watching a child's sporting event, hands twisted into fists, unable to influence the outcome." — driving to see a cousin after his seventh suicide attempt