This article has me thinking about first lines. So here, for no good reason, is every first line from every full-length I’ve ever written.
ABSTRACT NUDE: “Has the door misbehaved in some way?”
BUGGY & TYLER: “Excuse me. Can I ask you something?”
THE BUTCHER: “Breakfast is ready!”
THE CONSTELLATION: “Welcome to the USS Constellation. The last all-sail ship ever built by the U.S. Navy. A hundred and fifty years ago, she was the fastest frigate on the water. Every young sailor wanted to join her crew. If you were lucky enough to see her tearing a furious line through the ocean, her sails exploding with wind, you shivered, either with excitement or — if you were one of her enemies — with fear. Everybody alive knew her name, her exploits, her story. She was unforgettable.”
THE FAITHKILLER: “Come on, kettle. My program’s almost on.”
THE GREAT DISMAL: “So.”
HOT & COLD: “So, this is the lab.”
LET X: “He’ll never get here on time.”
REALS: “All right, everybody, listen up. We need to get something straight before we start: you do not know the first thing about superheroes. You might think you do, but you don’t. And until you realize that, you will never become one.”
THE TREEHOUSE: “Peter?”
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