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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1. He’d never seen an atom up close, at least not that he remembered.
2. Her watch was running slower, which did little to explain why it no longer fit.
3. Amonia clouds smelled just as they imagined.
4. Re-entry used to be fun.
5. Her skin was nearly translucent, but her eye was still intact.
6. It is times like these that a person wishes the “warped space” theory was true.
Number two is my favorite.