[Recruitment Closed] Give your words to a small scene. Starting #Everyone'sWordBook.

Even in the same scene, when the writer changes, it becomes so different.

I have recently been captivated by that fascination all over again.

It was so much fun for everyone to write about the same scene.

So this time, I want to try a more open project where we each bring our own words to a single small scene.
That feeling is why I decided to start #Everyone'sWordBook.

With that feeling, I decided to start
#Everyone'sWordBook.

What kind of project is #Everyone'sWordBook?

Each time, I will provide one short prompt.
Participants, please feel free to write a piece based on that scene.

The guideline is about 200 characters.

Try writing about something that lasts only about 5 seconds in about 200 characters.
It doesn't have to be a long story.

How your heart moved in that instant.
What you saw.
What you couldn't say.

I would be happy if you could write about such small ripples in your own words.

First-person or third-person is fine.
Romance, daily life, or a strange story.
Interpretation is free.

How to participate

Please write a piece following this time's prompt.
When posting, please include the hashtag #Everyone'sWordBook.
I would be happy if you could quote this article of mine.

The character count is aimed at around 200, but it doesn't have to be exact.
It's fine if it's shorter or a bit longer.

I plan to create a magazine collecting the participating articles.

Also, I may introduce the sentences that struck me at a later date.

How did you see this scene?
I look forward to reading your work.

The first prompt

A secret belonging to someone unknown fell out of the pages of a book.

When I tried to put a returned book back on the shelf,
a single piece of paper fell from between the pages.
On it, a short phrase was written.

Please write about the few seconds you spent reading it, in your own words.

For example, like this.

From between the pages of a book I was about to return to the shelf,
a piece of paper fluttered down.
When I picked it up and turned it over, in blue letters, it simply said,"I'm sorry."

I wondered who those words were meant for.
Was it something they couldn't say, or something they could no longer say?
Even though the return date was from a long time ago, those two characters felt like they had just arrived here right now.
For a while, I couldn't move, the thin piece of paper still resting on my fingertips.

Of course, there isn't just one answer.

What was written on the paper
might not have been "I'm sorry."

It might have been "See you later,"
or "I loved you,"
or "Don't return it."

It doesn't matter if the person who picked it up is a librarian, a student, or someone waiting for another.
You can write it gently, poignantly, or with a touch of mystery.

Even if they start from the same scene,
there are surely many words that can be born from it.

That is exactly why I want to read them.
I want to see how these few seconds look through your words.

About the first deadline

The first deadline is April 20th.

Of course, you are welcome to write after the deadline.
However, I would like to treat April 20th as a milestone to conclude the first round.

I would be happy if this project could continue slowly and gently.

I look forward to your participation.

Whether you love to write,
whether you want to try writing something short,
or whether you want to play with words for the first time in a while.

Please feel free to join in.

Bringing our own perspectives and words to a small scene.
I would be happy if we could grow this "Word Book" little by little in that way.

When participating, please post with
#MinnaNoKotobaCho
.

I look forward to your piece.

Sincerely, Yoshiki