First Lines

[Culhwch]

Sounds like a thought-provoking work closely examing the way in which we as humans interact with the natural world, and how transitory our existence truly is.

Or not.

 

[HardScienceFan]

Errr... not quite. It's from a little story I started many years ago... and do you really want to hear about a fellow who ends up with a bunch of stogie-chomping penguins as roomies....?

Love Sheckley,Goulart.....
Yeah, I do!Does anybody want to know about my baboon George?

 

[HardScienceFan]

I knew something was up when I saw the mushroom cloud on the horizon.

 

[Commonmind]

I got carried away.

 

[Talysia]

At first, it was dark. Then I saw a light coming towards me, and whilst I had no idea what it was, all I knew was that it was moving fast.

 

[Saltheart]

When you've read as many books as me, you realize how phony first lines can be. So I won't.

 

[Culhwch]

I got carried away.

An explanation and a first line. I like...

 

[Commonmind]

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[JDP]

Darrick stopped motionless in the shadows at the sound of footsteps outside the door.

 

[Talysia]

I must keep going, he thought to himself, because if I don't, there's no telling what danger will befall her.

 

[daisybee]

The day I died, it rained, just after I'd pegged out the washing. I'll admit, I thought things could be worse, but I didn't actually expect them to.

 

[The Ace]

I threw myself down on the wet grass as something whistled overhead.

 

[Culhwch]

I told her it was a bad idea; needless to say, she didn't listen.

 

[Saltheart]

Sometimes, when I sit atop Aeirth Rock at night and look out into the Eastern Sea, I see the dim outline of ship approaching from far away, and a dark, cold fear snatches my heart; and when I see clearly that it's a turtle or some sort of the bird in the horizon, I feel joy, but also the foreboding thought still lingers inside: if my fate will ever stop chasing me.

 

[JDP]

The thin glass cylinder cracked easily between his teeth, unleashing a wave of almond-tasting bitterness onto the back of his throat; they would not take him alive.

 

[Talysia]

The sky went ominously dark, and the air felt alive, as if crackling with energy.

 

[JDP]

The end. Or was it?

 

[Talysia]

"I've been sent to find you," a person who looked exactly the same as me said.

 

[HardScienceFan]

The time machine put me exactly where I wanted to be,right next to JFK

 

[Talysia]

"Aliens?" came the incredulous reply. "Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows that they don't exist! No, it must be something else. It's probably just a publicity stunt," he scoffed.