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Writing on capturing a life story: where to start, how to help someone open up, and notes on what we’re building.
- How to help someone tell their story
He says his life was not that interesting, or she changes the subject, and you are not sure what to ask next. The stories are usually still there, and the opening was wrong.
- Why I Started Loristry
My father was an amazing man, and my kids only know him through a few retold stories. That regret is why I built Loristry, so other families don't have to feel it too.
- The thinking behind our question guides
A good life-story question is open, specific, and anchored to something a person can see or smell or hear again. Here is how we write ours, and why we give them away to families who will never buy anything from us.
- Why we built Loristry the way we did
Families often start a parent’s life-story project and stall partway. Here is what we learned about why, and the three decisions that came out of it.