Opening sentences alert you to what is ahead for you to step into, or not! It lets you know that you have a reading experience that may impress you or even change your way of thinking! Words from fictional stories, essays, memories and poetry; each has its own unique emotion to share with you. Do you dare to step inside the mental workings of another? Are you up for the challenge? This wide collection of writings may make you smile, cry, laugh, cry, shout in horror or make you feel warmly hugged. Fulfill your appetite for the written word and the hidden messages within. Read this omnibus, it may make you wonder, shake your head and let you absorb another's thoughts.

A few opening sentences: She never knew exactly where she was going. . . .The clock on the mantle barely read 5:00 . . . I didn't mean to stomp on Ed Binns' foot.. . .You there!. . . . It is because she is invisible that I see her.. . . a friend exposed me to Wordle. . . . .Gossip is a word that's heard. . . . . I wipe steaming beads of sweat. . .When Emma's white curls bobbed like coiled springs. . .I don't hate him. . . . Being a kid isn't always easy. . . . .Without a thing to guide me. . . . Three of us stood vigil at Central Prison. . . . . . Windows down, her red hair flying. . . . she wants to grow a garden. . . . . It wasn't safe in the city shelter.