Help your Dad or Grandpa Tell His Story
It's your Dad or Grandpa's opportunity to spend some time reminiscing to leave his legacy of stories for his loved ones to treasure. Click here for more about the perfect Father's Day gift...
Share your Photos and Recipes with Family and Friends Today
Photos...
You have lots of photos and they all have stories. Now's the time to write
a short paragraph about them and share them with your family and friends. And
you can put them in our STORY COLLECTION so that other subscribers can enjoy
them too. They can be featured in our newsletter. Whether you share them is
up to you. Imagine all the photos you and your family have stored away.
My family kept them in boxes. I used several of those old photos throughout
my website. It was fun to go through them and hear about those old times. You
can easily scan them and build short stories around them.
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Recipes...
Do you have a box of recipes sitting in a corner that you pull out from time
to time? It's cluttered with your favorites that may be dog-eared and stained
from use. Now, there's a template to help you to gather your memories about
favorite recipes. These recipes capture your imagination bringing back memories
of the meals you shared with your family or your friends.
For example, there is one recipe I have for brussels sprouts from the San Francisco
Chronicle years ago that everybody seems to like. It has some star anise in
it and it's flavored with apples and cider so it gives the brussels sprouts
a slightly sweet flavor. I think that's why even people who don't like brussels
sprouts very much enjoy this dish.
To see the template, check the STORY IDEAS PAGE on TellOurLifeStories. You'll
also find the brussels sprouts recipe with its story as well as one about my
grandma's apple pie, which was the best ever.
This might be a good time to give your mom or
grandma a gift subscription, for mother's day, so that they can collect
their recipes and share them with you online.
Are You a Storyteller?Participate in our community of online storytellers by adding your stories to our STORY COLLECTION. Recently, I asked for stories about your favorite appliance, here's an example of a story that came in, B.J. the Pre-wash Dog. Subscribers can share stories with friends and family, or they can put their stories in the Collection for all subscribers to see. Here you can see some descriptions of the stories written by our subscribers in the Collection. |
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Give Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa the Gift of MemoirYou have been wanting you relatives to preserve the memories that go with their photos. Now is the time, with a gift subscription. So many pictures, where to begin? The easy web pages help them with ideas and tips. And they can have help along the way from a personal writing coach if they choose. What better way to celebrate their life than with the gift of memoir. Purchase a gift subscription today. |
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How to Write a Life Story: Insights from Natalie GoldbergThe following interview took place with Natalie Goldberg. Natalie is a well-known author who writes books for writers, helping them on the path. Her most widely-read book is Writing Down the Bones. More... |
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Books about Writing StoriesI was recently reading Millie Kalish's New York Times bestselling book
Little Heathens. She starts it out by saying, "This is the story
of a time, and a place, and a family. The time was the Depression years,
the place a rural area of Iowa, the family - mine." 
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