First Lines of Richard Butner's "The Adventurists"

 "On the ferry to the island, I saw a man dressed as a jester. His image flased into view in my side mirror as I sat there half-dozing behind the steering wheel. It was midday as we chugged along across the sound, and the sun glared off of the smattering of pickups and SUVs and vans on the deck. For a second, I thought I had dreamed him."

Richard Butner, The Adventurists