If you missed Under Lock and Key Part 1 the topic was one of journals and diaries. I am sure most of us are familiar with “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Powerful stuff for us the “onlookers” many years later. A documentation of history; snapshots of life of real people before it became history.
If we wrote in our own journals cognizant of this would it change how we wrote? Maybe. But hopefully we would become so immersed that we soon forget because that is the charm of a good journal. There is no audience in mind. We write because we need to. Because we want to. Sometimes a journal is the only one who will listen, who understands. And through this we experience a “coming of age.” I wonder what Anne Frank would think if she were still alive and looked back at her journals and re-read them.
The journal below has it’s own story. Don’t you just love the little “sneak peak” into someone’s else life? The handwriting reminds me of my own at about 14 or 15. Large and expressive! The author of this journal seems to have sought out time with their journal fairly regularly and even mentions the time of day. Cool. And I’m so wishing I could make out that sentence about MATH!
The very first contest here at ritewhileucan.com now officially has a winner! Alyssa, thanks for sending us this picture of your journal. We love it!
And a special mention must be given to Nikki as I just couldn’t get enough of her journals. Yes, plural! This is one active writer.
Inspired to keep a journal? Wishful thinking, but I sure do love reading them! Thanks for reading…and riting!
thanks for sharing my pile o’ journals!!! I’m spreading the link around!
I’ve been to Anne Frank’s hiding place in Europe. It was very interesting. We got to walk behind the infamous bookcase that hid the door to their hideaway.
Thanks so much Nikki! I would love to visit Anne Frank’s home. I can only imagine what it must have been like to go behind that bookcase. Powerful.