Swiped from Elizabeth Bear, because I love the idea of encouraging the growth of the rest of the story.

First lines from Works in Progress:

Red Queen:

The sun was shining. The birds were singing. I curled my lip in a silent snarl.

Kiss of the Demon

Neviah Thomas looked at the tarot card depicting a lightning-struck tower and knew she was in for a bad day.

Channeling Cleopatra

“I want you to seduce her.”

Nick Morgan, former Army Ranger, experienced operator in the world theatre of international terrorist hot spots, leaned back and thought, this is what your life has come to.

Mystery Hill

The gargoyles on the library roof watched me.

Black Magic

“I don’t do love spells.” I narrowed my eyes at the rumpled suit seated across from me.

These are actively-in-progress, I’m not counting my SF/horror short Black Water or a para I haven’t decided what to do with (Wishmasters). Grow, grow!