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stephen-evans's picture
Sep.15.2011
He was the kind of man who never saw anything he couldn't empty and not refill.
matt-beynon-rees's picture
Feb.28.2010
The first line of a great novel tends also to have a lot of punch -- to "grab" you. My favorite has for a long time been "The Sun Also Rises." Its first couple of sentences manage to tell you a great deal about one of the main characters, but even more about the narrator: "...
cat-connor's picture
Oct.12.2009
Take Cat viral part two. Take Cat viral part two.  http://miscellaneousyammering.blogspot.com/2009/10/take-cat-connor-viralpart-two.html?showComment=1255369382123#c9180826312902547614   I just want to let you all know that I appreciate the tweeting, Facebooking, MySpacing, etc etc... awesome...