I have always wanted to use the oldest and tritest line to open a story. And I got my chance to do so in last week's Laker Weekly.
"It really was a dark and stormy night when I joined my friend Karen Wrigley of Hardy and seven others for ghost hunting at Avenel, an historic museum home in Bedford."
Yup, stole Bulwer-Lytton's line and used it in print. I couldn't help myself! Will somebody stop me!!!
LOL! You and Becky are two peas in pod.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't dream of stopping you! You're on a roll, here. Now let's see what you can do with the famous Dickens' line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
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ReplyDeleteOh, Becky threw down a serious challenge. I have another one too: "his hand crept slowly up her thigh."
Something tells me that won't fly in a family paper, though. Maybe I'll save it for fiction.
I loved your first line! Becky's right--you're on a roll.
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