journals are the heart of the soul

a side blog for my notebook obsession. feel free to stick around a while!

[paolinegrx]

[paolinegrx]

[alwaysbeenjessica]

thinking a lot about journaling & journaling systems. i’ve been rereading the collected journals of writers i love (susan sontag in particular) and texts on writing by other writers i love (joan didion and bell hooks im looking at you!) and wondering how the simple act of taking pen to paper has become so so complicated. perhaps it’s due to marketing and hyperconsumerism, but journaling has become an activity more about the stationery themselves rather than the act. and i absolutely love stationery, i love my fountain pens and the wonderful experiencing of writing on creamy midori md paper. but i have been so focused on the materials, of perfecting a journaling system with the perfect pens, notebooks, and accessories, rather than the actual action of journaling, of writing to know what i think, paraphrased from didion.

[claryarcheron]

Journal Stuff

Long time since I had post something personal here but I remind myself that I own this page, so I will post it anyway.

Heated Rivalry stickers came up with the Brazilian edition of the book.

[lesbouclesmaispaslor]

[marnotes]

Who wants to read 2 pages of me glazing a movie made for kids, in my journal? Too late, here it is:

[d1scont1nued]

guys… I’m obsessed omggggggggggg

[maggotmuncher0]

TUNA

[neonfretra]

[Image description: A colorful pencil drawing of a tuna in a small notebook, captioned: "TUNA." End description.]

[marnotes]

[salamispots]

various sketchbook things from the past 3ish weeks

[naturalist-journal]

[notebookishbalderdash]

Grandma's Scorebook

The legacy of Minnie Lee Olges and her incredible creation of the most precious baseball scorecards and much more from 1973-1991.

lovely archive of baseball scorecards made by Minnie Lee Olges at home via play-by-play radio

[paolinegrx]

[xvarenah777]

Hobonichi Cousin Avec A5 - 2025 [Jul-Dec] Tour - Part II

[rhopaper]

Quick post of recent artifacts in my journal.

I’ve started an instagram page to post my linocut process, if that sounds interesting check it out!

[cursedkoolaid]

He drops to his knees. "Whatever you want, I'll do it."

I look down at him. "Can you get rid of the ghoul in the bathroom?"

(Cale Dietrich My Roommate From Hell)

[equivocations]

some sketches from jury duty. I wrote about the experience (which I found fascinating) on my substack.