Monday, March 29, 2010

beginnings


pairs of beginning sentences:

She was free to be concerned about the earthquake in Chile, the calorie count in yogurt and the date of the Dave Matthews concert; after all, she was born to the right pair of sandy-haired parents.

He sat on the bus trying to start a conversation, but it wasn't easy; he smelled of rotting dreams and whatever was in that paper cup.

beginning a story:

Everyone at the table talked to somebody else, except her. She sat staring straight ahead, looking neither interested nor bored. That's what attracted him. He had to know her.

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