Do I need to prepare?
No. A memory, a person, or a place is enough. Emily will ask the rest.
For telling your own story
Tell it the way you'd tell it at the kitchen table.
No writing and no forms. Emily, a patient interviewer, asks you one question at a time, out loud. You just answer. Your words become a story your family can keep, and a printed book if you'd like one.
Free to try. No sign-up needed.
Emily
Let's start somewhere easy. Where did you grow up?
Emily is one of five voices. Pick the one that feels right. You can stop any time, and she'll remember where you were.
This is the whole screen. One question, one button.
Your grandchildren know you as Grandma or Grandpa. This is how they'll know the rest.
Not a questionnaire
Someone who's really listening.
Most life-story tools hand you a question and leave you to it. Emily talks with you. She listens, answers back, and asks about the little things you mention, because that's where the best stories are.
Emily
What did the house you grew up in sound like at night?
Maggie
The trains, mostly. The late freight rattled the teacups in the cupboard.
Emily
Whose teacups were they?
Maggie
Mother's wedding china. We weren't allowed to touch it. Oh, I haven't thought about that in years. She gave me one cup the day I married Frank.
+ A story she hadn't planned to tellIllustrative story · Maggie Ellis
You'll feel heard.
Emily answers back, and every so often she tells you what she's heard, so you know your words landed.
You'll remember more than you expect.
One good question leads to the memory behind the memory. People are often surprised by what comes back.
You set the pace.
Talk for ten minutes or an hour. Stop any time, and next time she picks up right where you left off.
Before you start
A few things people wonder about.
What if I lose my train of thought?
Take your time. Emily waits. You can stop in the middle and pick up tomorrow, and she'll remind you where you were.
What if a question brings up something hard?
You decide. Say more if you want to, or just say “let's move on,” and Emily will. She never pushes.
I'm not good with computers.
If you can talk on the phone, you can do this. It works on a computer or a tablet, right in the web browser. Nothing to install.
Watch it grow
After each conversation, a new chapter appears.
Read it in your own words. Fix anything we got wrong, add a photo, or keep it exactly the way you said it.
Nothing goes in the book until you say so.
+ New chapter added
Sunday at the river, about 1954.
Chapter 3
Summers at the River
Every Sunday from June to September, the family carried a wicker hamper down to the grass below the old bridge. Father rolled up his sleeves but never took off his tie.
“We didn't have much, but we had Sundays.”
Edit Add a photo Keep it as I said it
Illustrative page from Maggie's book, after six conversations.
What becomes yours
A book you can hold, a story to share, a voice to keep.
Every option starts with the same conversations with Emily, a few hours in all, at whatever pace suits you.
Easy to share with family Yours to download In print, in writing, and in your own voice
Every ChapterA Life of Little WondersMaggie Ellis
Maggie EllisEvery ChapterA Life of Little WondersMaggie Ellis
Maggie EllisEvery ChapterA Life of Little WondersMaggie Ellis
Maggie EllisExtra copies for every branch of the family.
Illustrative story · Maggie Ellis
The complete package
The printed book
$79.95 one time
The stories and photos you choose, printed, bound, and mailed to your door. The written story and the recordings come with it.
Choose the bookEverything included
The printed bookYour chapters and photos, bound to keep
The written storyTo read online and share with family
The recordingsEvery conversation, in your own voice
Extra copies to shareOrder more when available.
Or choose one on its own
Private. Only people you invite can see your story.Available downloads depend on the option you choose.Emily is an AI interviewer. Your conversations are handled under our privacy policy.
Your choice
Life sketch
$14.95 one-time. Checkout isn’t open yet; nothing will be charged or created by continuing. Includes one year to record new conversations, starting when your payment is confirmed. Your saved stories, recordings and book stay available afterward. Nothing renews or is charged automatically. Refunds and returns
Thinking of someone else?
Give someone you love a way to tell theirs.
A sister, an old friend, the neighbor with all the stories. Write them a short note, tuck in an old photo, and Emily will take it from there.
Give it as a giftAn invitationFor Ruth
You've told me the best stories for fifty years. Now tell them to someone who'll write them down.
Love, Maggie
Illustrative invitation · Maggie Ellis
Your story starts here
Start with one memory.
You don't need to know where it leads. Emily will be right there with you.
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