Every story starts with a sentence what will your first sentence be?

Once upon a time someone got lucky to be born into this world … Her name was Soossie …

You won't believe this shit.

The one I’m working on starts “With a brief but brilliant flash of light, the probe emerged from hyperspace.”

One time, at band camp.....

"Y'all are probably gonna want to sit down for this"

"Not a third kid"

They said, but then plot wist!
And there was me.

It was a dark and stormy night

The..I'm all about the narrative but this is best!🥰

There seems to be a trend here

I saw a 5 word sentence , a 10 word romantic story the other day on SW and now this...


What goes forward which has the ability to form or break something and never backwards?

Once upon a time there was this woman who didn't own any socks