>By “clarity,” I mean the ability of a first sentence to give readers an initial hand-hold for place and/or time and/or character and/or plot. "I pulled into N

>By “clarity,” I mean the ability of a first sentence to give readers an initial hand-hold for place and/or time and/or character and/or plot. "I pulled into Nazareth . . ." "Hey girl, what's your name (I like your style) . . ."