the first line of yer novel

The clutching hands couldn't deny their lack of bruising in spite of a dearth of fingernails.

Returning from the wine shop to his now dimly lit flat, Alex could hear the shower running, as the scent of strawberry from the lit candle wafted by.

A new day dawning, Charles stood up and said to Camilla: "What a wonderful world".

Not sure of how her friends might react, Candace relied on nervous laughter to the introduction of Sheila, the transgender comedienne

My eyes wandered around the room, collecting dust in their travels.

It was the breast of times, it was the wurst of times...

he thought for a minute, then replied,
"that is a bug"
"it represents a human"
"that in a previous life, crushed a bug"

As little Opie grimly stared into the empty shoe box that he stored under his bed, he began to question himself, "Did I really put the snake back in his box?"

@earl-of-trumps said
As little Opie grimly stared into the empty shoe box that he stored under his bed, he began to question himself, "Did I really put the snake back in his box?"

The sky over Moscow was the color of sauna rocks covered with bear fur.

The sky over Bratislava was the color of mustard, mixed with diced pickles.

i once was a conspiracy theorist
but the reasons were not quite clear
the wildest of my inane thoughts
were the ones i held most dear