Writing the Introduction

Usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of importance to be introduced.

                                                                                    - - -  Arthur Machen

When you meet someone for the first time at a gathering, you imagine how a friendship might unfold. A strong handshake, a warm smile, looking directly into someone’s eyes, saying his or her name out loud (which will help you remember it), are all good signs. If the handshake is noodly or a crusher, if someone won’t look you in the eye, if it seems like he or she would rather be talking to someone else or getting another martini, it might not work out so well.