Welcome to Michael’s Lede of the Week! He’ll be chatting with commenters about the best story they read in The Washington Post weekly for the rest of the summer.
We’ve been conducting the “Lede of the Week” summer live chat series for more than a month now, and I’m always surprised by the appetite of our readership for great writing. Let’s gear up for another great week of nominating your favorite lede. If you are new here, a “lede” is journalist lingo for the first sentence or introductory paragraph of a story.
Join me this Friday from 11 a.m. Eastern time for our next chat, where we will discuss our favorites ledes and I will pick a winner.. Sydney lured readers into this wonderful story with this lede: “When Vicky Laffin sent in her DNA test, she was pretty sure there wouldn’t be any surprises.” Of course, there certainly was a major surprise, and as it turns out, readers loved it.The submission box includes a space for your name, but this is optional.
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