I accept your challenge and offer my thanks. I am entering a Cozy mystery contest and have chosen one of these lines to start my story. Care to guess which one? Thanks, again!
“Paper. I need paper!” Charles cried. It was too late. You are referring to toilet paper, right? So many from which to choose. I liked the irony in the short-lived brush with death opener.
I looked up from the book that I had been reading peacefully on the stern of my thirty-five-foot cabin cruiser, tied up in the marina on a lovely Saturday. The woman who had asked the question — forty-something, I estimated, wearing a smart outfit that showed off her figure, but with a hairstyle that was all business — was bending over slightly to peer through the window of my boat. I adjusted my chair slightly to avoid having to turn too far. "It came with the boat, actually. It has a shower, but we've never used it."
She nodded an acknowledgment. "I was just curious. Some of these models have had their heads backfitted, I wasn't sure if yours was original. My husband and I are in the market. Thanks!" She walked off.
These are fabulous, Mark. They provide such good models. May I actually use them? I especially am inspired by this one: "It was a beautiful day. Bob looked up at the perfect blue sky and watched the sun explode." Thanks for your generosity!
I accept your challenge and offer my thanks. I am entering a Cozy mystery contest and have chosen one of these lines to start my story. Care to guess which one? Thanks, again!
Awesome. What is cozier and more of a mystery than a fork sticking out of your chest? I guess:
I woke up and noticed the fork sticking out of my chest. That is odd, I thought.
“You. Me. Puns.”
(I'll give you one-third credit.)
You just described my life. 🤣
“Paper. I need paper!” Charles cried. It was too late. You are referring to toilet paper, right? So many from which to choose. I liked the irony in the short-lived brush with death opener.
The kind of paper is up to you and your imagination, my friend. Enjoy your wealth and fame.
"I woke up and noticed the fork sticking out of my chest." Must be a dream, I reasoned, and fell back to sleep.
~ what's the next sentence?
That’s up to you. 🤓
Thanks...homework.
Brilliant, and fun! Makes me want to write a book! Or at least a few opening lines...
Thanks, Sharon. For me, the opening line sets the tone. Go for it!
I'm saving this post because a few of those would make some fun flash fiction.
I might use some, myself. What was I thinking, giving them away? 🤣
Tag me, or PM me, or whatever you kids do these days, when you publish the story. I'd like to read it.
Will do.
These are fantastic! Thank you for kickstarting our careers, Mark. 🤣
No problem. When you buy your private island, invite me for a week's stay.
Haha! My only request is that you bring your pineapple friend. I want to hear more of his story. 🍍
Next time he visits from Bleebop, I will extend the invitation.
“How long have you had that head?”
Hmmm. I might be able to do something with that one. 🤔
The possibilities stagger the mind.
“How long have you had that head?”
I looked up from the book that I had been reading peacefully on the stern of my thirty-five-foot cabin cruiser, tied up in the marina on a lovely Saturday. The woman who had asked the question — forty-something, I estimated, wearing a smart outfit that showed off her figure, but with a hairstyle that was all business — was bending over slightly to peer through the window of my boat. I adjusted my chair slightly to avoid having to turn too far. "It came with the boat, actually. It has a shower, but we've never used it."
She nodded an acknowledgment. "I was just curious. Some of these models have had their heads backfitted, I wasn't sure if yours was original. My husband and I are in the market. Thanks!" She walked off.
Of course, a Navy man would think of "head" as a toilet room. 🤣
How to decide... They're all so good!
That is the struggle. 🤣
“I like pepper” might be a useful opening line…maybe 😘
Not too salty?
Boy, you are full of them aren't you?
That’s what people say.
These are fabulous, Mark. They provide such good models. May I actually use them? I especially am inspired by this one: "It was a beautiful day. Bob looked up at the perfect blue sky and watched the sun explode." Thanks for your generosity!
Sure. They are royalty-free. I am giving them away to promote my career as a novel first-line ghostwriter.
I have a few picked out!!!
Awesome. Invite me for a yacht ride when you get your first one.
It will be my great pleasure mate!
I think I might use these someday...
Cool. I will wait for the Porsche delivery. 😉