May
11
First Lines
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Sword and Laser was having a contest for who could make up the best first line for a science fiction or fantasy story. I’m not much of a contest guy, but was inspired to make up a few on my own.
- The sky, in fact, was the limit.
- It was a good date, even with the burned out transistors.
- They were not his keys.
- My brother turned to smoke and receded into the vent with my $20.
- It wasn’t a new car, but there was no reason for all the dashboard lights to begin flashing in unison.
- There was a reason the TARDIS had only one seat belt.
- Backing away from the sink, Jim realized not only had he forgotten his cat’s name, he’d forgotten having a cat altogether.
- I closed the door and went to wishing I could see her one more time to praying I’d never see her again.
- Looking at the severed thumb, Jack wondered why there was no pain.
- “So much for the steamships,” she sighed.
- Who would have guessed a tomb could be so comfortable?
- He threw the big yellow switch, but it was far too late.
- I should not have been able to hear a pin drop.
- All the billboards were different on my drive home.
- The knobs and dials made as much sense as baby toys.
- David glared at his younger self through the rifle’s scope.
- Scott’s “To Do” and “Really Did” lists were not similar in any fashion.
- I leveled my pistol at David Bowie’s head and ordered him to pick up every last fucking quarter.
- John’s punishment was to count everything.
- Steve could not find his pants, his wallet, or much of his memory of the previous night.
- Looking back, I really should have questioned what a woman like that would see in a guy like me.
- Jason grabbed second gear and disappeared.
- As the last one out, it was my job to shut off the lights.
- The phone rang and Alan’s extensive knowledge of Doctor Who trivia became instantly valuable.
- I could swear the die teetered on twenty before falling through the vent.
- Snapping Harry Potter’s wand in half, I turned directly to Brett Michaels and asked, “Who’s next?”
- A guy who looked just like Ron Jeremy tailgated me all the way home with his battered S-10.
- Somehow, Roger was the one who wound up inside the cage.
- He could never get over just how moist time travel could be.
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