Category Archives: Diary

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Handwritten

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If you happen to be heading down under any time soon, there is an exhibition at the National Library of Australia in Canberra that you’ll definitely want to check out called “Handwritten.” It includes letters, diaries and other handwritten documents from the likes of Einstein, Beethoven, Galileo and more contemporary, Australian people like Nick Cave, … Continue reading Handwritten →

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Notebooks that Lead Down Memory Lane

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Here’s something that will ring a bell for many of you, as it did for me. It’s amazing how you can lose track of your tidying up when you get lost in the memories that old notebooks conjure up! So here it is another new year, and here I am once again, picking up and … Continue reading Notebooks that Lead Down Memory Lane →

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From the Mailbag

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Catching up on my correspondence again! Allegra Newman writes to tell us about her book, 365 Things to Write About: “[The book] offers exactly 365 people, places, object, and ideas on blank, lined pages where people can write their responses. My writing partner and I created it as a different way to jumpstart our brains … Continue reading From the Mailbag →

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Review: 2012 Typotheque Pocket Calendar

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Quite a while back, I posted a link to a snazzy looking diary by Typotheque. Little did I know that almost two years later, I’d be sent a sample to review!  Seeing this year’s version in person did not disappoint. Here it is: I love the nice clean design, with all its sharp lines and … Continue reading Review: 2012 Typotheque Pocket Calendar →

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Spalding Gray’s Journal

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An interesting article in the New York Times about the writer and performance artist Spalding Gray, whose widow read his journals after his death. Gray, possibly the most celebrated neurotic of our time, kept private journals throughout his long career. Kathleen Russo, who is Gray’s widow and the mother of his children, read the journals … Continue reading Spalding Gray’s Journal →