The task here is as simple as it is delicate, as difficult as it is complicated — go into the comments and write one sentence. No more. Just one entry. This sentence should be no more than fifteen words long. It will not be two sentences, but rather, just one. It needn’t be an opening line or a closing line. It need only be a sentence in a story that has not yet been written.
Then, next week, we will use these sentences to create a new story.
Length: one sentence, up to fifteen words, entered into the comment section below.
Due by: 8/19, noon EST.
Imagine your sentence.
Choose it wisely.
Write it down for all to see.
Ita says:
In that exchenge of glances, she realize how different their lives could have been.
August 15, 2016 — 12:59 PM
rfsimon says:
“How’d I get this?” I wondered after reading a paragraph of the Eyes Only file.
August 15, 2016 — 1:13 PM
Karen M says:
Then the statue said,”What will you do now?”
August 15, 2016 — 1:49 PM
SamKD says:
I used this sentence http://samkdsonlinepace.blogspot.com/
August 24, 2016 — 4:15 PM
Tsara Shelton says:
“Come with me to the beginning,” she begged, overwhelmed with desperation,”we’re different now.”
August 15, 2016 — 1:59 PM
smollon says:
“In order to get at him, I’d first have to get past his pocket monsters.”
August 15, 2016 — 3:02 PM
Kurt Bali says:
She responded to my death exactly how I knew she would: “That fucking idiot.”
August 15, 2016 — 4:08 PM
Liz says:
She saw rivers that raged, far away, and winked up at her in the sun.
August 15, 2016 — 5:06 PM
Lani Nutt says:
When I found the dead bird, I cried and Amy poked him with a stick.
August 15, 2016 — 6:20 PM
labyrinthium says:
There was nothing to do but wait.
August 15, 2016 — 6:50 PM
misterangstrom says:
“Grandma, let go of that!” screamed Tabitha, as her uncle finally came into the room.
August 15, 2016 — 8:07 PM
Eva Nemirovsky says:
“Maybe it needs a bit of…tinkering?” She tapped the hammer against the coffin’s surface.
August 15, 2016 — 11:09 PM
Horse Listening says:
I looked up the tall wooden ladder, wondering if it would hold my weight.
August 16, 2016 — 12:31 AM
Jason Sandeman says:
That all changed when Atrudis discovered that the “reality of physics” is what we need it to be NOW.
August 16, 2016 — 1:02 AM
Naomi says:
This is inspired by a particularly stormy day whilst vacationing on the Olympic Coast. Will it fit in? Probably not!
Olympus trembled as Poseidon’s wrath pummelled the Aegean coast, loosening rocks like a pugilist’s teeth.
August 16, 2016 — 2:35 AM
Mekkin says:
Reality lurched much like a rickety wagon on uneven pavement or a teenager caught masturbating.
August 16, 2016 — 2:57 AM
Sgfox says:
“There you are,” she whispered to the empty spot beside her on the bed.
August 16, 2016 — 4:07 AM
SirExal says:
Kirsten hated herself, which made her physical invincibility downright infuriating.
August 16, 2016 — 4:56 AM
davidoff85 says:
He’d found the door, but just stood there frozen.
August 16, 2016 — 6:35 AM
SamKD says:
I used this sentence: http://samkdsonlinepace.blogspot.com/
August 24, 2016 — 4:16 PM
Keith Gapinski (@keithgapinski) says:
She was more beautiful than the Green Goddess salad.
August 16, 2016 — 7:27 AM
MsShonnerz says:
Coconut oil in hand, Asha prepared to go to work.
August 16, 2016 — 9:10 AM
cbeadedesigns says:
The hills dropped away, the landscape opening, allowing my soul to unfold and spread out.
August 16, 2016 — 9:50 AM
shaks says:
“Why do we waste our lives on the quarrels of old men?” he asked.
August 16, 2016 — 11:28 AM
Ila Turner says:
Closing the first door, she continued down the hall, dripping knife in hand.
August 16, 2016 — 11:49 AM
Isabeth says:
Kimberly stared at the wall of the MRI tube, maybe two inches above her nose.
August 16, 2016 — 12:07 PM
Severina Sanders says:
The sword hovering inches over my skin, I smiled.
August 16, 2016 — 12:34 PM
Lisa Jacoby says:
My mouth was enveloped, blanketed with an indefinable texture.
August 16, 2016 — 12:48 PM
Rich Hayden says:
Sometimes, the only thing left to build is a fire.
August 16, 2016 — 5:37 PM
lisacle says:
Here’s how I used your sentence. 😎 https://lisacle.wordpress.com/?p=801&preview=true
August 19, 2016 — 3:58 PM
Sadie Hartmann says:
Sarah knew at that precise moment that she was now the canary and that these men were going to lower her into the dark hole.
August 16, 2016 — 7:17 PM
Lee says:
It started with a stolen kiss and ended with a bloody knife.
August 17, 2016 — 1:51 AM
Helen O'Loughlin says:
She looked out of the window, her heart stopping.
August 17, 2016 — 4:07 AM
Janet says:
Standing by the lakeside, far-travelled echoes of distant memories made ripples through his mind.
August 17, 2016 — 7:34 AM
Juliana says:
The air felt like it was pulsating, forcing life into every single fiber of his body.
August 17, 2016 — 8:24 AM
Stephanie Smith says:
A hundred acres lie before her, none of them visible.
August 17, 2016 — 8:47 AM
Matt says:
Sometimes, the screaming was louder than thought.
August 17, 2016 — 9:31 AM
emma261082 says:
As I moved past the bookcases a clockwork hand reached out and grabbed my wrist
August 17, 2016 — 2:25 PM
C.N. Martin says:
The most unexpected thing of all was that apparently Tom really did have testicles.
August 17, 2016 — 5:50 PM
sadochismo says:
His gnarled fangs gleamed as if he was grinning, then nudged me to keep walking.
August 17, 2016 — 9:04 PM
Donna Freedman says:
Shaking visibly, Kim pointed her handgun at Bobby and pulled the trigger.
August 18, 2016 — 1:31 AM
shyandretiring says:
He looked away; it was done, there would be no changing it.
August 18, 2016 — 4:53 AM
Graviton says:
It was one of those rare occasions where violence didn’t solve the problem.
August 18, 2016 — 10:00 AM
Pleasant Street says:
There was silence as a spotlight appeared from the darkness, focused on the center ring.
August 18, 2016 — 1:30 PM
Mark A. Sargent says:
It was full of love and hope and hate and heartbreak, and it was aflame.
August 18, 2016 — 2:04 PM
Dave Wurtsmith says:
A dozen menhirs had appeared on the front lawn, accompanied by a deep hum.
August 18, 2016 — 3:41 PM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
I used your sentence for my story, Ione:
https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/ione-e66e61cc42c8#.p1uz3oi39
August 23, 2016 — 7:22 PM
Sara Beresford says:
“You’re going to need to take that out of your mouth,” she said.
August 18, 2016 — 4:48 PM
Don't Want To Write says:
Although his blood had soaked her socks, it was little consolation–they were her favorites.
August 18, 2016 — 5:21 PM
Joe Parrish says:
The fog consumed everything.
August 18, 2016 — 9:57 PM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
I used your sentence for my story, Ione:
https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/ione-e66e61cc42c8#.p1uz3oi39
August 23, 2016 — 7:21 PM
JBencomo says:
The whisper came right by Robert’s ear and his hearth froze.
August 18, 2016 — 10:50 PM
mangacat201 says:
Bright and early morning – just the time to break the universe in two, right?
August 19, 2016 — 3:27 AM
Christa chn says:
He is covered with mud and he stinks horribly.
August 19, 2016 — 7:14 AM