Cannot see my private posts

I am very new to wordpress but I am puzzled as to why I cannot view posts that I ahve marked as private on my blog even though thery appear in the manage posts list?

I have tried posting as admin adn a editor user but in neither case can I view the post on the Blog?

I know I don’t want other people to see it but certainly I woudl like to be able to see it.

Any ideas?

Tnx!