![]() ![]() The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson I promise you that what follows does not disappoint.Ģ. Our narrator is aware of the fact that he is an alcoholic, but does Thomas know that the narrator is? Does he know that he is? Where is poor Mr Kelliher going to find a third alcoholic to keep his doors open? A small bar in a country town depending on alcoholics sounds like a sad and desperate place. Ī whole world and three distinct characters have been created in this one sentence. They say it takes just three alcoholics to keep a small bar running in a country town and while myself and the cousin, Thomas, were doing what we could, we were a man shy, and these were difficult days for Mr Kelliher, licensee of the North Star, Pearse Street. Breakfast Wine from There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry To demonstrate, here are some of my favourite openings by other writers.ġ. ![]() I write first-person narratives and the reaction of the protagonist to this event should give the reader a good indication of the type of character we are dealing with. In my own work, I like to set the opening line in the aftermath of a major event. ![]()
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