Re-Noted: Jack Kerouac's Introspective Notes

"In an effort to discover the hidden laws of elation & depression while writing"

May 4 • Jillian Hess

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April 2026

The Commonplace Book Club (CBC) Begins Tomorrow!

Let's go!

Apr 30 • Jillian Hess

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P.S. 3 Ways Richard Feynman Used Drawing to Think

"…visualization in some form or another is a vital part of my thinking"

Apr 27 • Jillian Hess

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The Spring (Cleaning) Commonplace Book Club Begins May 1st!

The Indexing Edition

Apr 20 • Jillian Hess

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Richard Feynman's Notes For Self-Education

"…I’m not absolutely sure of anything, and there are many things I don’t know anything about."

Apr 13 • Jillian Hess

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Mason Currey's "Inefficient and Glorious Research Process"

How he "skims, scans, and scribbles his way into the lives of writers and artists"

Apr 6 • Jillian Hess and Mason Currey

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March 2026

P.S. How to Finish a Creative Project: A.A. Milne's Notes

"I like writing, by which I mean that I like putting down certain words in a certain order.”

Mar 30 • Jillian Hess

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How E.H. Shepard Brought Winnie-The-Pooh to Life

"It may interest you to know something of the history of Pooh."

Mar 23 • Jillian Hess

152

45

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Re-Noted: Pablo Picasso's Stunning Repetitions

"I am the notebook"

Mar 16 • Jillian Hess

142

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Susan Sontag on Style: 5 Ideas From her Notebooks

"Form is...a springboard to get height from, not a table to which you’re strapped"

Mar 9 • Jillian Hess

85

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Susan Sontag's Playground of Ideas

"I strive to compose myself..."

Mar 2 • Jillian Hess

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February 2026

P.S. Inside Emily Brontë's Writing Desk

"Wuthering Heights was hewn in a wild workshop, with simple tools, out of homely materials."

Feb 23

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