Write a book's worth of first lines then. > On 28 Sep 2015, at 20:22, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I wish I had a story that would go with. I write better first lines than > most authors, it's the rest that escapes me. > >> On 9/28/2015 3:12 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >> I suggest this line of yours for the beginning of a short story or novel... >> >> "The eclipse was over the clouds were gone, >> the moon hung unobscured in the night sky, >> the dog didn't care." >> >> Or , as a line to start that game I played long ago with literary types >> writing a line or two, folding over the paper so only part of >> what you wrote showed, passing it to the next person to write a couplet, >> repeat folding paper... around the room and then the >> last person opens up the whole thing and reads aloud the resulting work. >> >> ann >> >>> On 9/28/2015 3:02 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >>> The absolute worst part, is I went to bed and slept fitfully for about two >>> hours, woke up and the dog noticed, and let me know he wanted to go out. >>> Having nothing better to do, except sleep, I threw on some clothes, and >>> gave him the treat, of an after midnight walk. >> The eclipse was over the clouds were gone, the moon hung unobscured in the >> night sky, the dog didn't care. >>> >>>> On 9/28/2015 1:58 PM, John wrote: >>>> Despite the local weather forecast, I went outside a few times to check >>>> if it was visible. >>>> >>>> Got one fairly good glimpse at the moon through the clouds before it >>>> started. Not enough to see any details; just barely enough to see there >>>> is texture to the moon's surface. Later there was another glimpse >>>> through thinner clouds when the moon was half covered by the earth's >>>> shadow. >>>> >>>> When I checked at the time it was supposed to peak, I saw a dark grey >>>> spot in the clouds where the moon should have been. It lasted for an >>>> instant or so before more clouds rolled in. >>>> >>>> I thought about setting my camera up anyway, maybe try to get something >>>> to use for the "Wind" PUG, but I couldn't really figure out how to get >>>> anything other than a grey smear against the darker grey of higher clouds. >>>> >>>> So, anyway, I did see some of the super-moon & eclipse, but never enough >>>> to justify burning any electrons to try to capture an image. >>>> >>>>> On 9/27/2015 10:53 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >>>>> had a decent view until about 10:15.. then the clouds rolled in... about >>>>> 20 minutes later I could just barely make out a hint of >>>>> anorangepenetratingthe light cloud cover. :- ( >>>>> >>>>> ann >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 9/27/2015 9:02 PM, Knarf wrote: >>>>>>> The moon just disappeared behind a thin layer of clouds here. One can >>>>>>> still see moonlight peeking through the clouds, but no moon. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> .
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