![]() ![]() Someone has torn up a letter and thrown it away. Or acquiring the second volume of a tale whose first volume one has enjoyed. Write a list of things that are pleasing.įinding a large number of tales that one has not read before. While it is mostly a personal work, Shōnagon's writing and poetic skill makes it interesting as a work of literature, and it is valuable as a historical document.” In it she included lists of all kinds, personal thoughts, interesting events in court, poetry, and some opinions on her contemporaries. The work of Shōnagon consists of a collection of essays, lists, anecdotes, poems, and descriptive passages that have little connection to one another except for the fact that they are ideas and whims of what Shōnagon was thinking of in any given moment in her daily life. “ The Pillow Book is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian Japan. What is a pillow book? This is what Wikipedia has to say about Shonagon's book: You might remember me talking about the book in another post about insomnia, titled " Insomnia for Poetry Lovers." The prompts are pulled from The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon which was written over a thousand years ago. Today I have 7 prompts for 7 days of writing. Use them to spark your own writing prompts. ![]() ![]() You can start them now, or save them for when you have time. ![]() This is the third of four weeks of writing prompts. ![]()
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