Series: The Yellow Wallpaper-Prompt 1

Out of one window, I can see...

A Story Quote to Inspire You

“But out of one window, I can see the garden...”

—Charlotte Perkins Gilman
 

Inspiration Prompt 1

The Yellow Wall-Paper is a story in which one woman struggles to find (keep?) her sanity in a house that is anything but conducive to that effort.

The room she is staying in is especially disheartening. But it has windows from which she can see “mysterious deep-shaded arbors,” “riotous old-fashioned flowers,” and “a bay and a little private wharf,” among other things.

Imagine yourself as not being able to really go anywhere, but you have a window and your creative vision. Write a story or a poem using something you can see just outside your window. Feel free to be as creative as you like. Take a romantic angle. Or a science fiction turn. Try mystery, or horror, or write something transcendent using the form of a haiku or ode.

The 5 inspiration prompts in this mini-series are based on The Yellow Wall-Paper: A Graphic Novel, illustrated by Sara Barkat.

We hope these prompts inspire you with imaginative ideas for stories or poems!