Not Famous. Not Forgotten.

Every day, extraordinary
lives are lived by
ordinary people.

A grandmother who crossed an ocean. A teacher who changed a student's future. A friend whose kindness altered a life. A father who quietly sacrificed for his family.

Preserve a Life
Vol. I
curated anthologies
Someone Who Changed
Your Life
Not Famous. Not Forgotten.

The book is the artifact.
The mission is the memory.

A grandmother who crossed an ocean A teacher who stayed after class A stranger who said the right thing

Volume I — Now Open

Someone Who Changed
My Life

We're inviting people from around the world to share the story of an ordinary person who left an extraordinary mark on their life. Selected submissions will be professionally edited and considered for publication in our inaugural anthology — a beautifully designed book preserving the lives of people the world might otherwise never know.

Submit your Story
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Before you write

What kinds of stories are we looking for?

We're looking for stories about real people. Not celebrities. Not public figures. Just people who mattered. (Tap options below to see dynamic excerpts)

A grandparent
"She never went to high school, but she could estimate the cargo weight of a shipping vessel just by seeing how it sat in the harbor..."
A parent
"He spent thirty years working the overnight postal routes, packing an extra lunch every single Tuesday just in case his loader was hungry..."
A teacher
"When everyone else suggested I look into the trades, she sat me down after the bell and gave me a college application she paid for out of her pocket..."
A sibling
"She held onto secrets like iron safes. Growing up in that small apartment, she built a whole imaginary world so I didn't see the struggles..."
A friend
"We didn't talk every day, but during the coldest winter of my life, he showed up on my front porch with a toolkit and an ancient space heater..."
Someone you admire
"She was the town librarian who managed to remember every single child's reading preference for nearly half a century..."
A neighbor
"Mr. G would intentionally clear his driveway slowly just so he could keep an eye out for when my car battery needed a cold-start boost..."
Someone you've lost
"The world carries on completely unbothered, unaware that its gentlest accent and finest laugh vanished last September..."

The story doesn't need to be dramatic.
Sometimes the smallest acts change us the most.

Submit Your Story

Tell us about them.

Help us preserve the story of someone who deserves to be remembered. Whether or not your story is selected, you've ensured that someone's impact on this world is not forgotten.