Every year the folks at the BulÂwÂer-LytÂton FicÂtion ConÂtest celÂeÂbrate their love for bad prose by runÂning “a whimÂsiÂcal litÂerÂary comÂpeÂtiÂtion that chalÂlenges entrants to comÂpose the openÂing senÂtence to the worst of all posÂsiÂble novÂels.” They’ve just announced this year’s chamÂpiÂon senÂtences and they’re well worth a read. The conÂtest accepts entries year-round, so if you think you’ve got what it takes to write the worst senÂtence of 2008, feel free to take your shot.
BulÂwÂer-LytÂton doesÂn’t deserve our scorn: he deserves our respect.