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The Beauty of First Lines

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Kelly Opdycke

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The first installment of Granta’s new series asks authors to revisit the first lines of their stories and writer Miroslav Penkov discusses his story ‘Blood Money.’

In regards to first lines, he says, “You shine the light precisely on what your readers need to see. Then, holding their hand, you lead them deeper into the dream.” Read more on Miroslav here.


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Kelly Opdycke
Kelly Opdycke is a Rumpus intern and an optimist with realist tendencies. She spent her summer at 826LA, where she helped English-Language Learners master homophones in the Amazon, take notes while exploring the Endeavour space shuttle, and write resumes that explain their exceptional hide-and-seek skills. Before this, she received her master’s degree from CSULA. She will be applying to doctoral programs this fall.

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