{"id":39310,"date":"2021-11-03T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=39310"},"modified":"2021-11-02T10:28:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T17:28:28","slug":"whats-in-my-diary-claudia-dawson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-diary-claudia-dawson\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in my diary? \u2014 Claudia Dawson"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am editor of this newsletter and co-writer of\u00a0Recomendo<\/a>. I am also the founder and poetry editor of\u00a0Phantom Kangaroo<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 an eerie place for poems. I blog at\u00a0claudiadawson.blog<\/a>\u00a0and you can find me on Twitter\u00a0@clauddaws<\/a>. Off the web, I live in San Jose with my husband, dog, cat and turtle.\u00a0\u2014 Claudia<\/em><\/p>\n

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My diaries are relics of my past. I return to them when I need a reminder of who I was and what I\u2019ve overcome. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior and my diaries maintain a continuity that my memory cannot. Over time I\u2019ve perfected my diary set-up and feel like it\u2019s worth sharing!<\/p>\n

As far as what\u2019s actually written in my diary is this: imagery from dreams, all of my worries, streams of consciousness, fragments of poetry, gratitude, and descriptions of moments I wish I could live in forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Custom Hardback Notebook by Papier\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>($27)<\/strong>
\nOver the years I\u2019ve had all different kinds of diaries \u2014 Moleskine, handmade, Mead spiral notebooks, etc. \u2014 but I realized that my favorite diaries to write in were hardcover. It gives more weight to what I write \u2014 literally and figuratively \u2014 it just feels more important. Papier has hundreds of designs that you can customize.\u00a0This link will give you $15 off your order<\/a> \u2014 so thank you!<\/p>\n

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Uni-ball Vision Elite Rollerball Pens, 0.8mm<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($11, 5pk)<\/strong>
\nI will buy any pen that is recommended to me, but I keep going back to these Uni-ball Vision Elites. The ink glides on to the page \u2014 bold and smooth \u2014 and never interrupts. I feel like it\u2019s exactly what a pen is supposed to be \u2014 an ally to the continuous flow of your thoughts and writing.<\/p>\n

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Page Anchor Bookmark<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($43)<\/strong>
\nThe one downside of writing in hardcover notebooks is holding the book open while you write. This Swedish bookmarks solve that problem and more, because I also use them as their intended purpose. I own three now. They are pricey, but in my opinion worth every penny.<\/p>\n

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Copper Page Nibs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($20, 50pk)<\/strong>
\nAnother bookmark, but used differently this time. The Copper Page Nibs by Levenger hold my place in books I read, but I use them in my diaries to mark pages I want to return to \u2014 maybe a dream I want to revisit, or a to-do list I scribbled out. Like the Page Anchors, these Page Nibs are elegant and elevate my entire writing process.<\/p>\n

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Colorful Pen Loop Holders<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($7, 10pk)<\/strong>
\nThese are self-adhesive pen holders that you can stick onto any notebook. I take my pen in and out of the loop dozens of times throughout the day and it never budges. I put them on all my notebooks, including my work and travel notebooks, so I never have the excuse of not having a pen on hand.<\/p>\n

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