The entire article includes insights from journal editors, and quotes many outstanding first lines: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides/what-are-editors-looking-for-in-first-lines.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
“What are editors looking for in a first line?
The School of Plot reached out to the editors of some really cool literary magazines and asked them what makes a first line stand out. These are people who read more opening lines in a month than most of us read in a year, and they’re reading discerningly.”
Thank you to Ophelia Monet, Editor-in-Chief at Wildness Literary Magazine! You can read the journal here: https://wildscapelit.com/issue-1/
And here is “Apology”
