Story Starters
5 February 2010
For some reason, my head has been popping with a billion different scenes lately. Here’s some opening lines for any that want some story starters.
- My left hand held my mouth shut and I tried to control my breathing. I know he was listening and my slow breaths seemed so loud. “How long can I hide? Where is he?”
- “Okay, if you’re so smart, you do it,” said the doctor as she stepped aside. The woman lay there…
- My jaw and cheekbone exploded and the world went purple with little speckles of white and gold light. “Is this what they mean when they talk about seeing stars?” It was pretty, but my jaw hurt. A dark shadow cast itself over the show and I realized…
- A cool breeze took the edge off the morning sun, carrying the scent of fresh mown grass with it. Ah, the memories it brought. I looked down at the empty spot on the porch swing. I could feel the tears welling. Damn it! I promised myself not today, not this day.
- Two men in white scrubs ran into the conference center. The first man stopped in the doorway of room three where he dropped the orange jump suit and straight jacket. The second man looked over his shoulder and saw the thousands of Elvis Presley look-alikes. He dropped the photo and his shoulders slouched.
Great ideas!
Each one of those storylines sound very intriguing, and I had no problem visualizing the scenes. Might make for some interesting flash fiction.’ Wish I had time to do something with them…
Hope to see you develop one or more of them!
There are just too many other stories out there for me to write. These fall away from SciFi so they probably will never see anymore work by my pen/keyboard. However, one of them is a story I would really like to read. I get really worked up by the empty seat on the porch swing. I would love it if anyone used a story starter and posted back, but I am really looking forward to seeing that one.