First Lines

[Talysia]

From the time the wind blew that black feather into my window, I knew it was just the start of my problems.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

He was a dark and stormy knight.

 

[crystal haven]

Hidden, he watched her.

 

[Scott R. Forshaw]

The shadows came. They always came, never relenting. It was the same every night. And I always awoke with blood on my hands.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

I believed dragons were just a myth, but the dragons did not share my beliefs.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I tugged on my mother's sleeve and pointed to the sky at the fascinating green-blue light that seemed to be coming straight towards us.

Little did I know then, that it was....

 

[Interference]

She asked me not to talk for a moment and sipped her milk shake.

"Sorry," she said, and her eyes softened a little. "Been so long."

 

[valkener]

There was nothing human or even biological in the old vampire's laugh - it was full of deep darkness.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

That mechanic I had taken my car to was recommended by a friend. I knew I shouldn't have followed his advice.


It took a week for my car to be ready. Not only was the original problem not fixed, but right as I started the engine, the wheels fell off.

 

[Christopher Lee]

The man in black runs faster and faster, beads of sweat running down his face. Time is almost up. His robes ripple in the wind, like calm waters being thrown a shiny coin. He closes his eyes to shield them from the sun . . . Smack! It's a telephone pole.

 

[Starbeast]

I left the big city and camped in the forest with two friends to escape the noise and maddness from thousands of people. On the first day I was in shock when I opened the cabin door, looked outside and exclaimed: "Hey fellas, I just saw a bear drive off with my car, he even signaled for a left hand turn..!"

 

[Clansman]

Big Jon's death was a sudden shock to the family, but was otherwise long-expected.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

It was a mess. Thirteen hours a day of hard scrubbing for a week, just to get the walls clean. That wasn't to mention the floor, the appliances, all the laundry involved, everything. I put in over a month's worth of hours of work just to get the place up to a respectable status again.


I should have known better than to try to pressurize toothpaste.

 

[Clansman]

"He's dead, Jim."

 

[David Evil Overlord]

He had succesfully uploaded a copy of himself. By copying this virtual version of himself exponentially, he soon had a near-infinite number of evil geniuses flickering through cyberspace.

Now, all he needed were a near-infinite number of virtual typewriters, and the Great Shakesperean Play Fraud could begin.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

You want to know how I wound up here? That'll take a while to explain. Suffice it to say that I had been the victim of one of the worst cases of vandalism this small county has ever seen. I filed a report with the police, but it had gone cold. I know WHAT happened. But as to the who and why, well, I never got a straight answer. All I know is, while I was on a three-month cruise around the world, someone sneaked onto my property with an axe and chopped my house down.

 

[Starbeast]

My friend Jimbo wasn't very bright, God rest his soul. The last thing he said to me was, "Watch this!"

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Sometimes it's the little things in life that get you into trouble. This happened to be one of them.

 

[James Coote]

My friend Jimbo wasn't very bright, God rest his soul. The last thing he said to me was, "Watch this!"

Or how about instead :

"Um, are you sure you want to do that?"

 

[James Coote]

In walked disaster, though I didn't recognise him at the time