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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
Ended November 19, 2019 • 77 Entries • Created by fabulous
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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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dctezcan

Don’t think too much...

So, there I was, standing on the edge of an abyss: Should we or shouldn’t we kiss?

I trembled and wondered and hoped for bliss.

She smiled and left with another miss.

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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Sydbaineyley

Sci fi first person hook

So there I was, scanning through the destruction, the pile of debris that used to be home. I could feel my heart beat through my entire body like I had swallowed a ticking time bomb. The part that really shattered my soul though, is the fact that this all happened because of me.

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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Twinflames

Slow Burn

So there I was, perched on my throne built from the brusied backs of others. From the large window to my right, I could see the homes and townsquares that held my people. I sat and watched over them, wondering what it will be like to watch them all burn.

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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Riley_45

Masks

So there I was, stabbing the Brits with my cutlass and avoiding the odd bullet when I saw my Captain's mask slip off. Captain normally keeps his face covered by a black cloth which was odd, but as crew members we never questioned, especially when he had his silver dagger at our throats. However, in the middle of a parry Captain's mask fell off and I realized, he was a she.

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
CharlesWentrask

March 8th, 2026

[audio file transcript, scratchy male voice]

So there I was, face to face with... myself. Am I a ghost, a virus, replicating myself over and over and over, lost in the code?

[crackling over garbled words]

with reality crumbling around me.

[audio file ends]

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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KarinaGrey

Inferno

So there I was, a location immersed in fire; where demons roamed freely and sins of all kinds were allowed and encouraged.

Wait a minute.

I’m on earth.

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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HandsOfFire

8-Ball

So there I was, my sister's magic 8-ball in one hand, a mug of shimmering orange liquid in the other. I reread the 8-ball's message: "All signs point to yes". I took one last look around the attic, then brought the mug to my lips.

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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WhiteWolfe32

ONE

So there I was, torn between losing my best friend and my mom. Everyone's worst nightmare.

And I could only save one.

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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JimLamb

It’s the Sudden Stop That Kills Ya

So there I was, fallin’ through the sky, wishin’ I’d put on my parachute as the pilot asked, but thinkin’ I’d be macho (and impress my girlfriend) by frolicking around the airplane chute-less and shirtless. I’ve done dumber things, though not recently. I had one chance to survive, one in a million, but when that’s all ya got, that’s what ya do—so I did.

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So there I was...
Give me the greatest first-person hook of all time, starting with "So there I was..." Three sentences maximum.
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Wordlove

And here I am..

So there I was.. Squatting under my table, away from my parents, writing a poem on how I felt.

And it all started there.. I write, all the while hiding from them for they aren't exactly proud of a daughter who likes to write.