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	This week's ReEntry editor keep an almost-daily journal called "diffusion." It's a collection of disconnected thoughts, self-righteous rants, random memories and delusions of grandeur. Sometimes she think that it's one big testament to her klutziness. Now, doesn't that make you want to visit? Meet... Wing Sze Diffusion

I don't have obscure reasons for liking the journals that I like. Good writing -- sensitivity, honesty, humour, the author's personality shining through -- that does it for me.

(dov fikind)
FauveGrrl: One Woman's History

"When he called me on Monday and asked if we could meet the following night for a drink I acquiesced without a second thought. The butterflies in my stomach had become a raging storm. I knew he was going to try and get rid of me that night. I wished desperately that I was wrong."

At first, it seemed kind of scandalous to me to keep a list of one's romances on-line. "What a great way to avenge a bad break-up," I thought to myself. But contrary to my first assumption, "The List" is Fauve's "erstwhile tribute to the men in [her] life."

Fauve does not update daily, nor does this journal consist of mundane observations about the everyday. Instead, her entries are pieces of a wonderful story. Beautifully done, with colourful details remembered and carefully revived.

She also keeps a journal entitled "thinking loud" on her site.

the ties my mother picks out
Still Waters

"His voice sometimes strains and breaks and curls to a height. And although I love him so dearly, and so unconditionally, his expression feels like he's suffocating me in a burlap bag."

Think of your stereotypical male: incapable of expressing emotion.

Now, read Kelvin's journal. He swiftly and effortlessly destroys that myth.

With a combination of sensitivity and introspection, Kelvin writes about the relationships he has with friends, family and other loved ones. Sometimes bittersweet (as in the case of this entry), sometimes just simply sweet, his journal is definitely worth a visit.

Still waters do run deep.

[Note: After I wrote this, Kelvin decided to stop his journal. Hopefully he will return soon. In the meantime, peruse the archives.]

August 10, 1998 : No More
Last Drive Version 2.0

"I like to pretend I'm some kind of tough young woman, sometimes. Actually, I would like to be a tough young woman, without any kind of acting, but it doesn't work. However, every so often, someone finds out that I'm not so shy and quiet. It usually comes as quite a surprise, too."

When I read Kim's journal, I often think, "That's just how I feel!" It may be because we are close in age, but I think that she's just particularly adept at getting the reader to relate.

Sometimes she writes about friends, family, ambitions, and sometimes she waxes a bit philosophical (as in her entry about "death").

I think that a lot of people read on-line journals because they/we enjoy watching the writer grow day by day, experiencing new things, encountering obstacles and surprises. (How many times have journals been compared to novels, minus a predictable ending?)

I get that feeling when reading Kim's journal, that is, I wonder what awaits her next. It may be that she's about to enter college, and thus in a time of transition.

Her optimism about the future makes me smile.

ephemeris: a journal

I haven't picked out a specific entry from Siobhan's journal to showcase, but not for lack of great material. She took her journal off-line briefly, and has just recently returned. The archive is currently down, but new entries are being posted almost-daily. With such wonderfully poetic and thoughtful writing, it won't be hard to choose your own favorite entry.

Original "ReEntry" concept by Gus () and other DIARY-L participants.