Column Chronicles: More diary notes of the rich and famous

More diary notes of the rich and famous

Frank Cotolo
April 27, 2022

Notable figures in all walks of life have kept diaries over the history of mankind. Now, as we did in 2022, thanks to manipulative reporting, we are able to publish parts of the most personal writings of historic figures. The translations are by Mirabelle Sintor.

EMILY DICKENSON

September - They are saying in the towns that I am lonely. I'm not lonely, I love being by myself in the garden writing poetry. If anything I am happier when none of those boobs are around. Most of the locals are dolts. One of them came to my house and wanted to see my bird, Hope. They don't understand my poetry. They all qualify to be village idiots.

HO CHI MINH

July - The western press needs to learn to spell Asian names. Why do they leave the H from my last name? One guy writing for an American newspaper spelled my name Hoe Chee Min. Believe it? Not a typo. A blatant mistake.

JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

January - It dawned on me early this morning that it was early this morning and that afternoon may never come but if it did, as usual, there would be no use to recall the morning or any morning I exist. In fact, this diary entry has nothing to do with anything and never will.

YASSER ARAFAT

April - I know it is minor in my life to think so but I would love to live long enough to see that Ringo Starr Beatle play me in a film biography.

GOLDA MEIR

February - I wish Israel was larger but right now it truly is large enough for all those who want to live here, at least.

J. EDGAR HOOVER

December - I will have to order twenty new file cabinets for next year. My enemy list will have grown ten times at the rate it is going and I don't want to leave out one scoundrel, not one puny commie red bastard. The list will name them all and those who follow those on the list and those who follow the followers and on and on.

EMMA GOLDMAN

June - Jail isn't so bad. I have a friend who brings me special brands of tea and I enjoy making it in my cell. All in all I'm looking foward to more protesting and hoping they kick me the hell to Russia next time. Aside from the politics I'm disgusted with the kind of people moving into Greenwich Village, anyway.

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