Tag Archives: First Line Friday

First Line Friday -July 21st 2017 – The Hunger

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Michael

This week’s first line: Below the city’s cobblestones, it shifted, restless and hungry. It had been a while, and it hated having to hide away from the public glare. The last time it had not ended well. There was little … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday -July 7th 2017 – The Book Gnomes

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google Images, Labelled for reuse. Carla Scott wanted nothing more in life than to own a little bookshop in the coastal town she’d grown up in. Her wish became real when Mr Partridge died. Mr Partridge had been the … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday -June 23rd 2017 – My Parents.

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Michael

This week’s first line: My parents are not generous, with money or affection.    Expectations are low Father works away Mother is ill, Spends her days in bed Says she is ill unable to cope We kids run wild, except … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday 09.06.17 – A Gun Was Fired.

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Michael

This week’s first line: Being tied to a chair was about as unpleasant as he imagined. Added to this was the constant taunting from the children who came by. It was as if he was in some sort of nightmare. … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday 26.05.17 – The Stenham House

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Michael

This week’s first line: The Stenham house was an ancient locked thing and nothing returned there except for crows.  There was an irony in the fact the house had been the site of several murders in the years before it was … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday 25.04.17 –A Bit of a Wait.

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Michael

First line this week: Three hours into the desert their engine choked and buckled, rolling dark smoke into the pale blue sky. One looked at the other and then back at the smoke billowing from their vehicle. They were a … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday 31.03.17 – The Music Box

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Michael

Your line for this week is: The music box sat on the shelf for years until he walked in.   For the first time, I paid it any attention. Today the lid was up and the tiny pink ballerina was … Continue reading →

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