Life Stories
This page will grow into a shared library of real life memories from different people and different languages. Right now, it mainly contains my own stories, but in the future more voices may appear here.
✍️ Share Your Story
You can use the form below to submit your own life story or memory. At this moment, the form is in a testing phase, so responses may not be published immediately, and I may adjust the questions or layout later.
Stories will be reviewed with the help of AI before publishing, to protect privacy and safety.
Latest Stories
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15-He Used to Live in Lahaina
He Used to Live in Lahaina I’m not going to write his name. Not because he wasn’t important. But because I don’t want strangers showing up at his family’s door with cameras. Still, I want to write about him. Because if nobody does, the world will only remember one sentence: The Maui wildfire of 2023.…
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14-The Summer That Disappeared
The Summer That Disappeared I won’t write your name. Not because you weren’t important. But because I don’t want strangers with cameras knocking on your parents’ door. Still, I have to write something. Because if nobody writes it down, a few years from now people will only remember a number: 137. A number on television…
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13-That Night, the Smoke Did Not Clear
That Night, the Smoke Did Not Clear A family member’s account Recorder’s note The following text is based on a conversation with a family member who lost a relative in the Macro Garden fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on November 26, 2025. The interviewee asked that her name and identifying details remain private.…
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12-She Will Never Come Home Again
English Version She Will Never Come Home Again A Record of an Interview About War Editor’s Note The following text is based on an interview. The interviewee is a mother who lost her child. She asked that her name and exact location remain undisclosed. Some background information comes from publicly available reports and statements…