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Atlantic Monthly

Favorite First Lines in the Atlantic Monthly

July 28, 2013

Joe Fassler of the Atlantic Monthly asked me, along with 21 other writers, for our favorite first line of a novel. I have more than one but chose my all time favorite. You will have to skim down (I think it’s alphabetical) to find mine. Check it out here.

Categories Articles Tags Atlantic Monthly, Joe Fassler, writer's advice, writer's recomendations

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