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Famous First Words

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here “It was a dark and stormy night…” That’s the opening line from the 1830 novel Paul Clifford by English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton.  It is widely regarded as the worst opening line in the history of English literature, and has been endlessly parodied. Charlie Brown’s dog Snoopy, who was committed to writing the… Read more »