First Lines: January 2021
Jan 08, 2021 This month, we’ve got Cupid, whales, snakes and lovers, and more. To submit a first line, email booklifeeditor@booklife.com. Elegy to Murder Priscilla Royal “In the fickle light of an ashen moon, Crowner Ralph struggled to glimpse even a hint that the boat he hoped to see was approaching the shore.” Emancipation Michael R. Lane “On a bright dog day beneath Kaufmann’s Roman-numeral clock stands a long-whiskered, head-bowed man in a seedy black wool coat and unfastened galoshes.” First Quiver Beth C. Greenberg “It occurred to Cupid as his fingernails slipped off ...
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