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Nikki D'Ambrosio's avatar

I love Sheila Heti and I love this. I often think about what I can do with the stack of journals weighing down my bookshelf – I would love to sort through them and create something like this. Let's just see if I can read my own handwriting first...

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leonor grave's avatar

really enjoyed this jess — ‘This journal is too beautiful to write in!’ <3 have you read annie ernaux’s getting lost? it’s the journal she kept at the time of the events that take place in ‘simple passion’ and reading it made me feel totally thrilled by the possibilities of the form

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Jess Focht's avatar

thank you angel! no, I haven't read that one but I need to add that to my list :')

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Sandy Sanchez's avatar

I need to try this!!!

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Devin Williams's avatar

Obsessed with this!!

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Steph's avatar

Wait I love that you did this too! I haven't read the book but I'm so curious and now I wanna alphabetize mine ... if they wouldn't be so embarrassing lmao. Also the important question: can you alphabetize the password journal next

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Jess Focht's avatar

Wait. Yes.

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