The journal
How to gather and preserve the stories of the people you love.
2 August 2026
StoryWorth alternatives in 2026: an honest comparison
They all promise the same ending, a life in a book. They get there very differently. Here is how to choose, without the marketing.
1 August 2026
I want to write a book about my life: the three honest paths
Wanting the book is the easy part. Here is what each way of getting it actually costs, in money, time, and willpower.
31 July 2026
How to write your memoir when you’re not a writer
You don’t need to be a writer to tell your life story. You need a method that starts somewhere other than a blank page.
13 July 2026
Questions to ask your grandparents before it’s too late
You have known them your whole life. But do you know the person they were before you existed? Here is where to start.
9 July 2026
When Your Parent Says “My Life Wasn’t Interesting”: 9 Ways to Get Them Talking
The phrase is almost never true. Here is how to go from “nothing to tell” to stories nobody in the family will want to lose.
3 July 2026
What to do with your old family photos before they fade
The real risk is not that the photo fades. It is that the story behind it disappears with the people who know it.
2 July 2026
Questions to ask your parents before it’s too late
Most families wait too long. Here’s how to capture a life, one conversation at a time, before the memories fade.
2 July 2026
How to record your grandmother’s life story
You don’t need a studio or a journalist’s skill. Just a little presence, and a way to keep what gets said.
2 July 2026
What to say to a parent with Alzheimer’s: keeping the connection through memories
The illness erases recent words, but often not the ones from sixty years ago. That is where the connection lives.
2 July 2026
Gift ideas for aging parents or grandparents who already have everything
Past a certain age, it is not objects that move people. It is time, meaning, and what will be left afterward.