Two sisters reunite and visit their mutual ex.
(from The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards)
Opening sentences get a lot of attention, rightfully, but the power of an effective next line should not be overlooked. Here’s the first line:
After lunch that day, Lisa’s sister drank too much.
That’s cool. Not particularly aggressive, but intriguing enough to keep reading. Which brings us to line two (and line three):
“Saying I drink like a fish doesn’t make sense,” she argued. “It’s like saying I read like a word.”
Ha. Good story, too. More on Robert Boswell here.