Diarists in or near Austin, Texas, will be hooking up this Sunday at Flightpath (5011 Duval St.). The get-together is expected to be one of a series of regular meetings set for the first Sunday of every month where anything and everything is imbibed and discussed.

And journalers in the Washington, D.C. area are also meeting once again. Aziz Gökdemir a diarist and writer originally from Turkey but a resident of the U.S. since 1990 is inviting fellow area journalers to hang out at Dr. Dremo's Taphouse (2100 Clarendon Blvd.) in Arlington, Virginia, beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 7.

The D.C. gathering is a follow-up to an earlier one held last month. A meeting in May is already being discussed.

Escribitionists who have kids are clearly a proud bunch. Wendy Barron, 26, recently started In a Family Way, yet another journal 'burb.

Barron, who lives in Pheonix, Arizona, started the diary community for journalers with children after having shared tales of her own kids, Sahara and Ryland, for more than six months. The burb already has a handful of members, including Bob and Allison Stone.

In a Family Way is the third 'burb for parents, rising alongside 'Rents and mommies and daddies.

Meanwhile, Photogenic Journals is a new 'burb for diarists who offer a lot to see in addition to read.

Although online communities for photographers are common, 'burb founder Janos wanted a place where photographs are a major part of, but primarily complement, a web journal.

There are already 10 members, including Beverly Sykes, Athena McGinn and Erica Jackson.

Colorado diarist Jenn Tatroe, better known as Elphaba, became a mother on March 10. Although medical complications kept her newborn son Hadden in the hosiptal for two weeks, they were expecting to finally take him home today.

"He's still recovering from those first few, difficult days of life, slowly gathering up the strength to suck milk from a bottle," Jenn wrote. "He gets stronger every day, but it still feels like there's a long road ahead of us."

Born three weeks premature, Hadden's early days were a little rough, and father Kevin had earlier stepped in to update concerned readers. But in the latest update, hope shone through. "Tomorrow will be the beginning of a whole new life," she wrote. "My boy's coming home."