The Brontës' Scribble Mania

"…scarcely one chapter had escaped a pen-and-ink commentary."

Feb 9 • Jillian Hess

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Surround Yourself With Quotes

A Celebration of the January CBC

Feb 2 • Jillian Hess

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January 2026

P.S. Frederick Douglass and the Notes of a "Self-Made Man"

"I believe in individuality, but individuals are, to the mass, like waves to the ocean."

Jan 26 • Jillian Hess

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Frederick Douglass's Liberation Notes

"…I instinctively understood the pathway from slavery to freedom."

Jan 19 • Jillian Hess

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The Paradox of Failed Resolutions

Notebooks are where resolutions are made and where they are broken.

Jan 5 • Jillian Hess

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December 2025

The January Commonplace Book Club (CBC) Begins Tomorrow!

and a few tips to get you started

Dec 31, 2025 • Jillian Hess

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Re-Noted: Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Wide World"

"Make your own Bible. Select & Collect all those words & sentences that in all your reading have been to you like the blast of a trumpet out of…

Dec 29, 2025 • Jillian Hess

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The New Year Commonplace Book Club (CBC) Begins January 1st!

"A rare oasis of thoughtful reflection, literary kinship, and creative inspiration."

Dec 22, 2025 • Jillian Hess

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Diary and Planner Templates for the New Year

Borrowed from Great Thinkers

Dec 15, 2025 • Jillian Hess

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5 Ways to Deepen Your Diary Practice in the New Year

"a man loves to review his own mind"

Dec 8, 2025 • Jillian Hess

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P.S. The Notes Behind MGM's The Wizard of Oz

"…all of Oz had to be imagined and created."

Dec 1, 2025 • Jillian Hess

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November 2025

Glinda, the Good Witch's Notes

"The witch was in reality the profoundest thinker..."

Nov 24, 2025 • Jillian Hess

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