Life, a Novel

The opening paragraph: "I awoke to the ear-shattering sound of a banshee screaming. It was rather annoying actually. I still had some more lazy time due to me before my next shift, but who can immediately fall back to sleep after a sound like that? On most days I'd have found it rather pleasant to hear a good round of wailing, but not then. Not when I was too hung-over to even see straight. Something had happened the night before which made me want to drink more than usual. An utterly preposterous idea had been brought to my attention, 'life.'"