This was found under my floorboards this morning but I'm sure it's quite ancient and comes from the long-ago historical period when discussions about the diary were allowed:
I can confirm this diary is totally genuine.
LORD ORSAM
6 May 2024
Diary of a Diary Defender
Lord Orsam
Hi David,
You already know me by name: Martin Howells, one time Ripper author, and scriptwriter/director on Paul Feldman's video "The Diary of Jack the Ripper." I would like to correct you on one point: I am not, and never have been a "Diary believer." The real question for me has always been who wrote it and why?
Do get in touch if you'd like to talk further.
Best Wishes,
Martin Howells
Sir.
I must protest most vigorously. Your diary does not give a single date! A proper diary should have specific dates indelibly stamped on every page!
Yours,
Maughm Titchell.
Try as I might I can’t find one anachronism in your diary.
I can only conclude that this is the most exciting and genuine diary I have read in many a year since the Adrian Mole discovery in 82.
This blows both the 1983 Hitler Annual and the 1992 Maybrick summer special out of the water in terms of authenticity.
If you confess to having forged it at some point in the future, I for one won’t believe you.
I hope you called the publishers within a couple of hours of your discovery as any other course of action would be just weird.
I would also seek out a duplicate to hand to the authorities should anyone come knocking as that also seems like a perfectly normal thing to do.
That parody is totally indefensible David.🙂