Opening
Lines. You can't have a story without them. (Can you hear your creative
writing teacher in the background? What about the middle and the end?)
Forget about her for now, all we asked for were opening lines and we got
them. Plenty of them. The following is the best of the bunch.
First place and winner of $25 cash plus $80 worth of software is
awarded to Jayide M. Alexander of Davenport, Iowa, USA for:
She walked with one foot in this world, the other in the next, now
and then losing her balance.
Jane Ulrich of Durango, Colorado, USA wins second place plus $25
worth of software for her entry:
Elvin Lacroix lay in a pool of black stickiness.
Third place and winner of $25 worth of software goes to Jerri
McCloud of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA for:
Standing under the giant tent bulging with flowers and two caskets
in the middle, smiling-smiling at the funeral of their parents, sadness
masked, suppressed cries, unaware of the hell that was about to begin
with the statement, "what to do with these two little girls."
Honorable Mentions:
Richard Carlson of Wabash, Indiana USA
Sharon Skinner of Mesa, Arizona USA
Kay Rae Chomic of Seattle, Washington USA
Patti Washington of Sapulpa, Oklahoma USA
Deborah Fredericks of Spokane, Washington USA