diary

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At one point, she compiled a diary of her husband's behaviour to show his consultant, but says she was offered no help for her welfare or any advice on changing his medication.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

His diary is an invaluable account of life in 16th-century Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Like the diary of Samuel Pepys or the memoirs of François-René de Chateaubriand, “Beloved Son Felix,” first published in 1840, is an invaluable and entertaining firsthand exploration of a bygone era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

With a newfound maturity and emotional depth, Swanberg is continuing to make movies that are part diary, part generational markers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Is this where she lived and slept and wrote in her diary and —was Luc in this room, too?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse