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Deep (and not-so-deep) thoughts on what we do and why we do it — required reading for the reader and writer alike. Sheep "If each of us were to catalog our own human experience and make it available on the web, we could lend to each other an omnipotence unattainable prior to the existence of the Net." By Julie Peterson (julie@awaken.org) The Secret Diary One of the first comprehensive online resources on keeping a diary or journal. Writing tips, legal issues and more. By Diane Patterson (diane@goonsquad.spies.com) Why Web Journals Suck "Forget whatever you might have learned during the Eighties: Style is not content, content is content." By Diane Patterson (diane@goonsquad.spies.com) In Defense of Web Diaries "The diary or journal is naturally suited to Web publishing. The journal is a flexible container into which we can pour content of any and all types, whether it be a daily record of events, an exploration of our deepest emotions, or experiments with language, image, even sound." By Erika Meyer (erika@seastorm.com) A Reply To Mr. Napolitano A rebuttal to a controversial article dismissing online journals as "women's writing" and "inane, petty, and grotesquely self-indulgent." Diane's reply will make anyone proud to be a web diarist. By Diane Patterson (diane@goonsquad.spies.com) Post Mortem A journal with a beginning and an end, spanning one year. An author reflects on the good, the bad, and the lessons learned. By Charles Wolff (charles@phx.mcd.mot.com) Why the Web Sucks "You've got the ability to put up a document that the entire world can look at. What do you do? Do you have anything to say? If not, why are you doing a Web page?" By C.J. Silverio (ceej@goonsquad.spies.com) I Like It When You Do That (Archived) "I like it when a journal moves me, to tears, or laughter, anger, wonder, fear, delight, despair or hope." By Tracing (tracing@ounce.com) Think Digital (Archived) "While others were busy putting up pages describing themselves and their interests, they chose the more active route of revelation." By Margie Borschke (via Carolyn Burke)