The countdown continues towards release day June 18th. Here are the next 7 opening lines:
From Heirloom by Tom Barlow: Seth’s dad, whereabouts unknown, had promised his mother, Harmony, a ring, a home, a family of her own—all sounding like nirvana to the daughter of a West Virginia coal miner. What he’d given her instead was a fetus to resent, and her only fourteen years old.
The Cookie Crumbles by Peggy Rothschild: This is the God’s honest truth: Momma never loved me. At least not the way she loved my big sister, Marnie. I once complained about it to my aunt and got the “mothers love all their children equally” speech. After that, I kept my mouth shut on the subject.
From The Stonecutter by Edith Maxwell: I first saw the stonecutter working in a pool of illumination as I strolled near the cemetery on a summer evening. Sweat shone on his face as he chiseled a gravestone.
From Callingdon Mountain by Peter DiChellis: The odd Callingdon Mountain story began for me with a phone call last winter. But I still remember every detail, every twist, because what happened in the end has forever changed, in a small though vital way, how people look at me and how I look at myself.
From Festival Finale by Mary Dutta: From a distance, Charles Attlee looked a lot like his author photo. Up close, he presented a faded, fortyish version of the twenty-something literary boy wonder of his press kit photo. Like a Dorian Gray in reverse.
From Lunch Break by Lesley A. Diehl: “If my old lady sent that crap in my lunch box, she’d be wearing my fist in her eye.” Ralph watched Ben fold back a corner of his sandwich, look at the contents and grimace.
From Who They Are Now by Vicki Weisfeld: The day after deadly Hurricane Alex hit, our duty sergeant gave my partner and me the kind of assignment I dread—the kind that reminds you that no matter how brave or smart or rich or good-looking you are, no matter how good a planner or how much “in control” you are, the indignities of old age lie in wait.
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