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user-inactivated  ·  3819 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Can you come up with the first line of a novel/story?

In the last quarter of the twentieth century, many a fair maiden fell victim to the throes of growing hopelessly in love with a man named Robert Ackley. He wasn't much to look at; Ackley was a plain-looking man, though scarred by acne of years past. Some may even call Ackley a loser, a loner, a chump. Each woman fell in love with a different facet of great Ackley's personality. Here are their stories.