UPDATE YOUR STORY

Your story
continues.

You've already trusted us with part of your story. If something has changed, or there's something you didn't say the first time, we're listening.

DIFFERENT LIVES, SAME HUMANITY.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

Pick up where you left off.

Use the reference number you received when you first shared. It helps us connect your update to the right story without asking you to identify yourself.

WRH.THE PRIVATE ARCHIVE

01 / LINK YOUR UPDATE

Your story reference.

It's the code you received when you first shared. We use it to connect this update to your earlier story.

Story reference *

Paste the complete code from your submission confirmation. It links your update for our team and never opens your earlier story.

Your privacy matters here.

Your code links this update to your earlier story for our team. It does not give you access to the original submission or display its contents or contact details.

Lost your code?

We may be able to help you find your story reference. See your options. Your earlier submission will not be displayed.

Lost your story reference?

Let’s help you connect the chapters.

Your reference helps our team link an update to your earlier story. Recovering it will not open or display that submission.

Did you leave contact information when you submitted?

Contact method you originally providedOriginal contact details

If these details match our records, we’ll send reference-help instructions to the contact method already on file. We won’t display a code here. Other contact methods may need a manual review.

You can ask our team to look for your story by sharing a brief description and a way to reply privately. You do not need to give your real name or change how you appear publicly.

What would help us identify your story?Email address for a private reply

We’ll review the details before sharing a reference. If we can’t confidently match the story, we may ask for more information. Without contact details or enough information to identify it, we won’t be able to recover the reference.

Prefer not to provide these details? You can still share a new story, but we may not be able to connect it to the earlier one.

02 / YOUR UPDATE

Tell us what happened next.

It doesn't need to be a big change. Start wherever you want.

STORY REFERENCEFOR LINKING YOUR UPDATE

Your code will be checked when you send the update. No earlier story or contact details will be displayed.

Leave this empty

How would you like to share your update?

Choose a format to open your update form. Record audio or video on your own device, then upload the file here.

WRITTEN UPDATE

Write your update.

What's changed, or what would you like to add? *

Up to 60,000 characters per submission. For a longer story, submit the first section, save your code, then add the next section through Update Your Story using the same code.

Upload your audio update *

♪Choose Part 1MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, OGG or FLAC. Maximum 100 MB per file.

Recording too large? Split it into smaller parts on your device, each no larger than 100 MB, and upload them here in order. You can add up to 10 parts in one submission. All parts stay together under one story code.

1 of 10 part spaces

Need more than 10 parts? Finish this submission, save your story code, then send the next batch through Update Your Story using that same code.

Keep this page open until every part finishes and you see confirmation. If an upload stops, keep the same files selected and retry on this page within 6 hours. Parts already uploaded will not be sent again.

Upload your video update *

▸Choose Part 1MP4, MOV or WEBM. Maximum 100 MB per file.

1 of 10 part spaces

Need more than 10 parts? Finish this submission, save your story code, then send the next batch through Update Your Story using that same code.

How should we identify you in this update?Keep my identity privateUse my previous public story name, if I had oneI'd like to use a different name

The public name you'd like us to use

We'll keep your identity protected unless you explicitly ask to be identified. We won't reveal your earlier story or contact details here.

What should we do with your recording?

Hide my face and disguise my voiceHide my face; keep my voiceUse another narratorI'm comfortable with my face and voice being shown

Disguise my voiceUse another narratorKeep my original voice

Changing a voice or hiding a face doesn't completely eliminate the chance of recognition.

Anything we should leave out or handle carefully? (optional)

Does your update mention other people?NoYes. Please review and conceal their identifying details

YOUR CHOICE

Should we keep in touch?

You can always return with your reference number. If you'd like us to check in, leave a way to reach you. It's never shared publicly.

Would you like us to follow up about this update?No thanks. I'll come back if I have more to shareYes, please check in with me

What should we call you? (optional, private)

Preferred contact method (optional)Contact details (optional)

BEFORE YOU SEND IT

A quick reminder.

If we publish your update, it may be edited for clarity and privacy and used across our site, social channels, podcasts, and other formats, including content that earns revenue. We won't train AI models on your submissions, and we'll only use production services where we can verify that commitment. You can ask us to remove our published version later. We can't control copies other people have already saved or shared. Read the full terms before agreeing.

I confirm I'm 18 or older. *I've read and agree to the Submission & Publication Terms. *

Your update will be linked to your story using the reference you provided.

REAL PEOPLE. REAL STORIES.

Yours belongs here, too.

Something hard, hopeful, funny, or still unfolding. We’re listening. Tell it your way.

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