እነዚህ የመክፈቻ መስመሮች በጋራ የሚገለፁበት (በቅርብ ጽሁፍ የተካተቱ) በቅርብ የቅርብ ጊዜ የአሜሪካ ምሁራዊ እትሞች እትሞች, በየዓመቱ ከመጽሔቶች, ከጋዜጦች እና ከድረ-ገጾች በመጥፋት የታወጀውን የሽርሽር ስብስብ ማረም ነው.
What these opening lines have in common is that all have been reprinted (with complete essays attached) in recent editions of The Best American Essays, an annual collection of crackling good reads culled from magazines, journals, and websites.