First Lines: December 2019

This month, we’ve got sobriety, galoshes, and not being afraid of the dark. To submit a first line, email booklifeeditor@booklife.com.

The Devil’s in the Details

V.A. Christie

“The apartment complex was a step away from a rendezvous hotel, but not a big step.”

The Bipolar Addict

Conor Bezane

“It’s the feeling you get when you are higher than the moon for no reason at all.”

Second Coming

D.B. Borton

“I wasn’t kidnapped by aliens.”

Barrington

Margaret Seven Wellman

“There once was a house that was gravity for a family, from first child till baby seven arrived late into my parent’s patience.”

Dockland Apprentice

David Carpenter

“It is often said that you should never return to a place after a long absence.”

The Starless Girl

Liz Delton

“Kira Savage was not afraid of the dark.”