T hrough the mist, towards the north, a car's headlights become faintly visible in a halo of diffused light. The light slowly becomes pinpoints of white light, then a harsh, brilliant light as the car speeds down the long stretch of straight beach highway. The sound of the car could be heard, faintly at first, then growing in volume, as the car comes nearer. It rushes past in a blur, and two red taillights disappear into the dark. T he car was neither to the right nor left, but speeding straight down the center of the road.
First paragraphs are crucial to the short story.
They must be crafted to grab the readers' attention quickly and make them want more. The second paragraph puts the reader there as an observer and introduces the speeding car. The third paragraph introduces the driver as the protagonist of the story. Piglets, Everyone' by Lynton Lynn Hanson I am sitting in my favorite chair, alone in the living room, letting my mind wander into my life's past. The hour is late and the children, my three little piglets, are asleep in their beds.