Best First Lines for 2012
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Here’s another end-of-year list, where I was really happy to find An Unexpected Guest: Best First lines for 2012. What fun and what a writerly honor.
For the full list and text, look here.
Short Story in Pangyrus
“Just follow.” He took off, pushing the larger ferns from his face. There were two paths to choose from, both…
Objective Estrangement
“In journalism, immediacy is a valuable commodity. The journalist doesn’t want facts to become clouded by reflection. But literary…
Short Story in The Saturday Evening Post
“From the day Jane walked out our front door — taking everything of value she could stuff in her car,…