- This conveniently sized journal - just 5 x 8 1/4 inches closed, in a flexible black cover - is ideal for carrying around all day, yet it can contain a voluminous amount of notes, thoughts, anecdotes, poems, or diary entries. With a sewn binding, ledger stock paper, and super-thin rules (about four lines to the inch), as well as an expanding pocket, elastic closure band, and ribbon marker, this journal encourages industrious, no-fuss writing.