First Lines from BookLife Authors

This month, we’ve got chicken stew, murder, medicine, and more. To submit a first line from your book, email booklifeeditor@booklife.com.

 

 

Lisa Manterfield

 

“The police came on a chicken stew night.”

 

 

Melody R. Green

 

“The lump in the bed didn’t move.”

 

 

 

Joe Purpura

 

“One thing we learn in medicine is how to bury things.”

 

 

 

Jeffrey Marcus Oshins

 

“George Blum didn’t take the seat that hadn’t been offered.”

 

 

 

Martha Heineman Pieper

 

“We all know that preschoolers feel things very keenly.”

 

 

 

Judy L. Murray

 

“Real Estate Rule #1: A dead body creates buzz.”

 

 

 

Daniel G. Miller

 

“Ah, the morning… Is there anything worse?”