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The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest invites entries for the worst opening line to a novel. The 2023 winner is this submission from Maya Pasic of New York, New York: She was a beautiful woman; more specifically she was the kind of beautiful woman who had an hourlong skincare routine that made her look either ethereal or like a
Brian Todd is the news editor at the Post Bulletin. When not at work, he spends time with his family, roots for the Houston Astros and watches his miniature dachshund sleep, which is why that dog is more bratwurst than hotdog. Readers can reach Brian at 507-285-7715 or btodd@postbulletin.com.
“They shoot the white girl first.” This is the first sentence in ‘Paradise’ by American writer Toni Morrison. Noted for writing about the black experience in the US, she won a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. While this is not the shot that will.