Listening to others life stories can be a great way to get ideas for stories you might write about your own life. It also helps to hear how people look back at their own lives and put them into perspective.

Here are some places you can find personal stories:

• Follow The Moth on public radio or listen to stories on podcasts or on the website .
• StoryCorps allows you to record a memory from your life to be stored in the Library of Congress. You can listen to others stories on public radio and on their podcast or website.