On a cold afternoon last February, I stood in my backyard in Connecticut in front of a fire pit. On a stone wall beside the blaze, I had stacked a pile of journals and diaries. Some were cloth-covered ...

From hospital stays to Shabbat dinners, a few lines a day became a Jewish way of reckoning with memory, loss — and the comfort of routine. In January 2011, I wrote my first entry in a five-year diary.

Keeping a symptom diary can be a powerful tool for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have been managing MS for years, tracking symptoms over time can help ...

When I think about what to write in this blog I often talk to myself about what seems important to me. I have been thinking lately about how children grow and change as time passes. I want to write ...

Mary Julia Koch’s op-ed “My Journal Preserved My Dad’s Last Days” (Oct. 23) is a lovely reminder that note-taking can be a gift to self. I also recommend writing for others, especially those who come ...