IN THE BEGINNING

How do I begin to tell the story

Of how great a love can be

A sweet love story

That is greater than the sea…

No that isn’t right. I’m not writing a love story this time.

When in doubt start with a brawl… Except

that the brawl needs three chapters of set up and starting with the fight then flashing back to—whatever is cheating. Isn’t it?

Oh if only I had a great and wondrous line that promises what is to come in the story and will be remembered for a hundred years. “It was the best of times. It was...