SUPPLIES FOR THE DIARIST:

Blank Journals, Pens, and Accessories You'll most likely find a variety of journals and pens at your local book, stationery, or art stores. You may also locate something that suits you at an office supply, drugstore, or supermarket. In addition, Amazon (http://www.amazon.com) and Barnes & Noble (http://www.barnesandnoble.com) sell blank journals. However, the Internet sites listed below are worth checking out if you're looking for something special.

Bittner Fine Stationery: http://www.bittner.com. The online catalog of a California store offering stylish journals, pens, and accessories. Expensive, but a nice gift for yourself or others. Telephone orders: 1-888-BITTNER or, in California, 831-626-8828. Epica: http://www.epica.com. An excellent website of beautifully crafted journals of leather. Flax Art & Design: http://www.flaxart.com. Also http://www.collagecatalog.com for The Collage Catalog, and http://www.thepapercatalog.com for The Paper Catalog. Many journals - including ones with keys for secrecy - and all kinds of writing and collage supplies can be found at these three sites, all owned by the same company. Free catalogs on request. Journals Unlimited, Inc.: http://www.journalsunlimited.com. Their "Write It Down" series offers a selection of oversized spiral-bound blank and special interest journals. Telephone orders: 800-897-8528 or, in Michigan, 989-686-3377. One of a Kind Journals: http://www.oneofakindjournals.com. A great place to purchase a handmade journal to begin your journaling experience. Kate's Paperie: http://www.katespaperie.com. This New York store and online catalog carries a large supply of elegant journals, pens, and collage materials. K. Schweizer: http://www.kschweizer.com. An array of quality leather and non-leather journals, plus accessories including pens, albums, scrapbooks, and software. Telephone: 888-444-0055. Levenger: http://www.levenger.com. Top-of-the-line journals and accessories, including a "Chapters Journal" with a unique binding that allows pages to lie flat rather than rolling near the spine. Go online to shop or request a free catalog. Michael Roger Press: http://www.mrogerpress.com. The company, established in 1949, has a huge inventory of journals in unique and unusual cover designs, including colorful faux-fur, Chinese silk, cork, bark, leather, and glitter. Old Leather Books: http://www.oldleather.com. Handmade leather journals, bibles, scrapbooks, and custom bookbinding by Sandra S. Kahn, who also runs bookbinding workshops. Order online or contact: Old Leather Books, 9 Bradley Road, Belmont, MA 02479, (617) 489-1528. Running Rhino & Company: http://www.runningrhino.com. A variety of attractive, affordable journals, lined or unlined, in various sizes, made "by journal users for journal users." Wakimbo: http://www.wakimbo.com. Beautiful, environmentally-friendly journals created and handmade in Sydney, Australia. They ship internationally at a reasonable cost. A fun, thoughtful site to visit, featuring a "Journalogy" section with writing prompts, a "Journaling Q&A," and great diarists in history.

LOCAL SANTA FE SUPPLIERS
A list of suppliers in the Santa Fe/Albuquerque, NM area that can be reached via phone or email.

Artisan/Santa Fe Inc. - The art supply source of the Southwest. 1611 St. Michaels Dr., Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505-954-4179. MAIL ORDER: 1-800-331-6375. Email: artsupply@artisan-santafe.com. Guadalupe's #1. A-OK Rubber Stamps - 102 W. San Francico Street, Suite 11, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 505-982-9862. Papers! - Nob Hill Shopping Center, 114 Amherst Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. 505-254-1434, Fax: 505-254-9005. The Ark - Alternative Source of Books, Music, and Fine Gifts. 133 Romero Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 505-988-3709, Fax: 505-982-0913. Email: explore@arkbooks.com. Two Hands-papers, journals, pens and more. 330 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 505-984-3059. Also at 803 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302, 303-444-0124. . Valdes Art Supplies, Custom Framing, Cards and Gifts. 1006 Marquez Place, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 505-982-0017, Fax: 505-988-3409.

PERSONAL JOURNALING SOFTWARE
Nothing can replace paper and pen, or can it? Writing a journal on your computer allows you to keep your most intimate thoughts and observations protected from prying eyes (all the programs below offer password protection), which is something to consider.

LifeJournal(tm): http://www.lifejournal.com/how.html. A software program for personal journal writing. $39.95, but can be downloaded for a free trial. Very slick, offering thought-provoking quotes and prompts, a "Life History" module for creating an ongoing timeline, "Dream Journal," and more. Odaat 95: http://home.nc.rr.com/prd/odaat. A free program to download for daily journal writing that's simple to use and not overcrowded with features you don't need. Supplies inspirational quotes as well. The Journal: http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal.html. A word-processing program for diarists that includes a thesaurus and spelling checker. Entries can be reviewed by date or category. $34.95, but can be downloaded for a thirty-day free trial. VistaWrite: http://www.digitalwriting.com. Allows you to make entries into multiple journals on different topics. You can keep track of special events, dreams, personal insights, birthdays, even To-do lists. $39.95, but can be downloaded for a free thirty-day trial. Also offers journal exercises and articles by diarists. Yeah Write Journaling Software: http://www.wordplace.com/about.html. Offers lots of options plus automatic, easy-to-use features. You can download it for a free trial, and then register it online for $19.00 if you're satisfied. Also allows you to download up to twelve dictionaries. Telephone orders: 801-221-7771.