The Why Hook (Part 2)

Here are 11 more examples of the Why Hook. 

  1. There once was a girl named Cassie and she almost deserved it?

  2. Rumor spread throughout the city like wildfire.

  3. Last night I dreamed I went to confession/church again.

  4. “I'm pretty much screwed.”

  5. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times . (Charles Dickens Tale of two Cities)

  6. Late one evening a laughing young teenager entered the bar, put the barrel of a shotgun to a patron’s head and pulled the trigger.

  7. The crowd came early for the hanging.

  8. In the summer of 69, I stabbed my father in the chest.

  9. Once upon a time, a man had a love affair with fire/guns/woman/stamps/money etc

  10. I lost my arm on my last trip home

  11. All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way (Anna Karenina)

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