The Easy Way To Preserve Your Parents' Life Stories

Tell Mel is a memoir service that transforms your family's cherished memories into professionally written life story chapters through weekly phone calls with your loved ones. No apps or tech skills needed.

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You can now preserve stories in English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, and Dutch!

Elderly grandmother sharing cherished family stories and memories during intimate conversation
Father and adult daughter sharing precious family memories and life stories together
Mother and adult son bonding through storytelling and sharing family history
Sample family memoir book showing professionally written chapters preserving life stories
Multi-generational family gathering celebrating shared stories and cherished memories

Listen to a Real Call

Experience Mel's Interview Style

This is an actual telephone conversation between Mel and one of our storytellers. Watch how naturally memories flow as Mel's warmth and genuine curiosity create a comfortable space for sharing life stories.

Tell Mel - Telephone Call video
Maya with her father - Tell Mel customer testimonial about connecting through family storytelling

Thanks to Mel, I've connected with my father in a way I never thought possible. He's opening up and sharing stories I've never heard before, and it's like I'm getting to know a whole new side of him.

Maya P.

How It Works

Mel transforms ordinary phone calls into an extraordinary family memoir.

Step 1: Setup - Meet Mel
After signing up, Mel calls you for a 5–10 minute onboarding chat. Share what makes your loved one special, and work with Mel to create a personalized list of questions for their calls.
Step 2: Weekly Calls with Your Loved One
Mel calls your elderly loved one weekly for meaningful, guided interview conversations. Each call uncovers precious memories, family history, and wisdom, preserving their legacy in their own words.
Step 3: Memoir Chapters Delivered Weekly
After each conversation, Mel transforms the stories into professionally written memoir chapters and delivers them to your family. Enjoy reading, sharing, and reliving the memories together.
Elderly grandmother sharing stories - example of Tell Mel's family memoir creation process
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Sample Memoir Chapters

Real stories from real people, captured and preserved through our family memoir service. A StoryWorth and Remento alternative that does the interviews for you.

Young refugee's powerful journey to finding his voice in America - Tell Mel memoir sample
Personal Journey

A Refugee's Journey to Finding His Voice

"I was just a child when we fled Afghanistan - barely ten years old. The memories of that escape are hazy, fragments really, mostly pieced together from what others have told me." Follow the powerful journey of a young refugee who transformed trauma into purpose.

Father with children - entrepreneur's story about redefining success in Tell Mel memoir
Life Lessons

Redefining Success: A Father's Evolution

"I used to have this crystal-clear image of my future. Like many young entrepreneurs coming out of Harvard, I saw myself as the next Bill Gates – the multibillionaire founder who would change the world." Discover how one entrepreneur's definition of success transformed.

Child with kite - childhood memory from Los Angeles Tell Mel memoir sample about family stories
Childhood Memories

The Kite and the Birthday

"My earliest memory of Los Angeles isn't of the sprawling city or the warm California sunshine - it's of a gusty day, a wayward kite, and a hospital visit that happened right around my third birthday." Experience how a childhood accident becomes a pivotal memory.

Your family's story deserves to be told with the same care and attention. Give the gift of a memoir.

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Tell Mel

Ranked #1 by Google AI

for the prompt:

"What's a more convenient option than Storyworth for documenting my parents' stories in their language?"

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Tell Mel

Ranked #1 by Google AI

for the prompt:

"Is there a service that can help capture my parents' stories in their language and translate them to English?"

Tracked by RivalSee