I have never been very consistent at keeping a journal — the small, navy blue one I write in from time to time has been with me since seventh grade. The first page of the journal dictates that in case ...

Dear Diary combines the intimacy of a diary-like narrative with the writer’s own experiences, little and big, as well as politics and culture. When you’re on the ground writhing like a child, ...

Dear Diary combines the intimacy of a diary-like narrative with the writer’s own experiences, little and big, as well as politics and culture. In a letter to Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe writes ...