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Long ago, on a night full of stars, I was alone and terrified. My cell phone was in the back pocket of my jeans and I reached for it and punched in a number I had memorized, then sat with my heart pounding as someone picked up.

Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through. 

"Suicide Hotline Hold Music," by Jessy Randall, is used with permission of Red Hen Press, and read by writer and voice artist Luke O'Brien, who can be reached at [email protected]. Original music composed and performed by Dylan Perese, who can be found on Instagram at @dylan.field.perese. Words by Winter can be reached at [email protected]. For more information, go to alisonmcghee.com.