Remember when all we wanted was a return to routine? When the pandemic, especially those unnerving weeks of lockdown, shut down our daily doings, infusing…
Everyday Life in Middletown is set up to capture ordinary, routine life—the daily patterns and variations that constitute most of our experience but typically go…
Late Gen X-ers and younger Baby Boomers—a sizable demographic among EDLM’s volunteer writers—have lived about half of their lives with the internet and half without…
For this summer’s writing project, we asked our volunteers to talk to us about work and online life. Their responses are now on the Everyday…
Even though it’s the middle of summer, we at EDLM have work on our minds. Work makes up so much of our everyday lives. Indeed,…
As we have over the past few summers, we are sharing a directive with volunteers. The term “directive” comes from Mass Observation, the British project…
We’ve written about the pandemic and its impact on how we experience time before (see here, here and here). Now we’ve put those ideas together…
Our most recent diary day marked a transitional moment, or a moment outside the regular flow of daily life, for many of our diarists. Ball…
We are thrilled to announce the release of our latest collection of diaries on our website. Visit the EDLM’s website now and begin your exploration…
Attention all EDLM volunteers! We are excited to announce the upcoming Diary Day on May 12, 2023. Mark your calendars for May 12th, and get…