How it works
Many voices in. One life story out.
Start with a conversation. Invite the people who remember. Loristry brings every conversation, photo, and memory together into a printed book and living archive.
Loristry writes the chapters.
Every conversation, memory, and photo becomes part of a thoughtfully written biography.
Printed as a beautiful book.
Every chapter comes together in a hardcover you’ll be proud to keep and share.
Start your book
“Reading the chapters about my life brought me to tears. I never imagined how powerful it would feel to see my story captured so beautifully in words.”
Other services send questions.
We uncover the story.
Loristry works more like a biographer: listening closely, following the thread, and bringing in the people who remember it too.
Three people, asked separately
Patty Engelson · clinic tech, 32 yrs
“There was a Polaroid wall in the waiting room — every animal that pulled through. I started it in ’82 and never stopped.”
Solveig · the subject
“I never understood why Patty kept those up. The work is the work. You don’t put it on a wall.”
Erik · son
“Mom acted like she didn’t notice it. But she never once asked Patty to take it down.”
One woven passage
For thirty-two years, Patty tacked every Polaroid to the waiting-room wall. Solveig thought displaying the outcomes was a small vanity, and pretended not to notice — but she never asked Patty to take it down. The wall was a running argument between two women about what deserves to be remembered, and that it stayed up for three decades was Solveig’s quiet way of admitting Patty was right.
The woven version sees what none of them said: the wall was the argument — and that it stayed up was the answer.
And it’s the only book that’s never finished — add a new story, voice, or photo any time, and reprint it as it grows.
Choose the plan that's right for you.
Every plan turns your loved one's stories into a digital archive of memories, chapters, photos, and a timeline for your family to keep forever.
The full digital biography
- Unlimited guided interviews
- Unlimited contributors
- Add a hardcover book for $99 each
One hardcover book included
- Everything in Essentials
- Phone interviews included
- One annual book reprint
- Additional hardcover books for $69 each (30% off)
Three hardcover books included
- Everything in Keepsake
- Three annual book reprints
- Additional hardcover books for $59 each (40% off)
Try Loristry for 30 days, risk-free. If it's not right for you, we'll refund you in full. Your stories are always yours to keep, even if you decide to stop.
Personal stories deserve real privacy.
Nothing you record is public. Access is invite-only, controlled by you.
Your transcripts, text, and photos are never used to train AI, ever.
Change your mind? Contact us and we’ll export your data and delete everything from our servers within 30 days, no questions asked.