Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you’re reading. The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Head Full of Books where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: It’s a wonder everyone who uses public transport in winter doesn’t keel over and die of germ overload. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Anne at Head Full of Books is taking over for a bit Page 56 She appears swaying in the doorway, but she’s not alone My Thoughts: I […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Dear Hannah, What are you writing? I expect you’ve started something new by now. If not, consider this a nudge from a fan. You have a following, my friend, desperate for the next Hannah Tigone. To paraphrase Spider-Man: With great readership comes great responsibility. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: You see it all the time on television. There’s a knock at the front door. And, on the other side, someone is waiting to tell you the news that changes everything. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 I go back into the house just long enough to grab Owen’s […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: I ran a hand over my stomach. I was going to be sick. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 He closed the file. “Well, I can tell you, at this rate you won’t make it three years. In case it’s not obvious, dear, if you don’t do any work, […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: The worst part was that I felt stupid. Well, that’s not entirely true. The real worst part was that I was tied up in the back of a van with a hood over my head, and based on recent news reports, something truly horrific was about to happen. Hosted […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: No one talked about what happened in the summer of 1997 in the house where Ruth Tuttle had grown up. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 She would go home and confront Mama. She would get answers about her son. The Book: Save
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Sally Campbell’s shoes are fashionable but extremely flimsy. She ordered them from Curtis Fairchild’s specifically for Richmond’s winter season, but now she feels like a fool for thinking she could get away with wearing them on the half-mile walk to her brother-in-law’s house to the theater. Hosted by Freda’s […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Whenever I think of my mother I picture a queen-size bed with her lying in it, a practiced stillness filling the room. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 There’s a picture of my family at his funeral. We are standing near the casket. Nana looks like he is both […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: The emergency room is an assult. There are too many people, and the din of their voices is too loud. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 Jane returned the watch to Ate when she was fired, her head hanging low so Ate could not see her tears. Ate did […]