Dear Diary, the World Is Burning. On the value of private thoughts during a public crisis. By Katy Waldman. April 10, 2020. A diary can serve as a stimulant to feeling. It can remind the author ...

“Dear Diary” is how I begin every foray into the past. I penned my very first entry — dated “July 25th, Year of Our Lord 1137” — in first grade. Already a future queen at age 15, I ...