All tagged Addiction

First Lines, 07/08/18

First Lines, 07/08/18

Damien Willis
First Lines

First lines of the novel I am unable to write today: 

"Steam rose from the pavement in Echo Park, outside of El Chubasco. It was the sixth day of a heatwave, but that Sunday afternoon's clouds had finally delivered on their promise.

It didn't do much to cool things off, but brought with it the hope of cooler days. Ariana and Sonny stepped out of El Paisano into the stickiness of the evening, looking north, then south — taking in the emptiness of Sunset Blvd…”

First Lines, 06/11/18

First Lines, 06/11/18

Damien Willis
First Lines

First lines of the novel I was far too busy to write today:

"'Honey, just come to bed,' said Joan. 'You'll be more comfortable.'

It was nearly 4:30 a.m., and Bill had been writhing on the bedroom floor for hours. For the first time in weeks, he could feel the warm pain radiating from the bruises on his forearms, a hungry throbbing in his veins…”