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Alaska

Long summer light, long winter nights, and a life worth telling.

Alaska asks a lot of the people who live there, and it gives a lot back. How you have lived with its seasons is a story no one else can tell for you.

Try it free for 7 days. Only you can see your record. Never public or searchable.

How do you get through the long winter dark, and what projects do you save for June?

Alaskans learn to be ready, to help a neighbor and to laugh about the weather. Those lessons deserve better than a guidebook. One question a day gives you a small, steady place to set them down, the way you might fill a freezer in July, and only the people you pick will ever read them, once that day comes.

Only you can see your answers while you live.

Alaska

Your Alaska, in your own words

Seasons like nowhere else

Alaska's Far North is called the land of the midnight sun and the northern lights, and from late August into April the aurora can light up the dark skies. The Interior is one of the best places on earth to see it. Do you remember the first time you saw the northern lights, or the first summer night that never got dark? Write about how you adjust: the heavy curtains, the winter routines, the projects you save for June.

Salmon season

Summer means salmon. On the Kenai River, the personal use dipnet season runs from July 10 through the end of the month. Maybe you fish, maybe you clean and pack the catch, maybe you just get the call when the freezer is full. Who taught you to fillet a fish? Who shares their catch with you, and with whom do you share yours? Habits of work and sharing say a lot about who you are.

In the high country

Denali National Park and Preserve surrounds the highest mountain in North America. Living near land that big teaches people to be ready, to help a neighbor and to laugh about the weather. What has this place taught you? What would you want someone a hundred years from now to understand about life here, told in your words and not a guidebook's? Start with one small lesson, and let the rest follow when you are ready.

Three easy steps

No writing experience needed, and no deadline.

  1. Answer in your own words

    A few sentences is plenty. Type them, or speak them with your device's dictation.

  2. Write about anything else

    Beyond the daily question, add any story, view or advice you want to keep.

  3. Name your people

    Choose who will receive your record one day. Change your mind whenever you like.

Simple, and safe

  • Private by design

    Only you can see your answers. Nothing is shared while you live.

  • You stay the author

    No AI writes in your record. It holds what you said, and nothing else.

  • A waiting period

    At least 6 months pass after you are gone before anyone receives it.

  • Change anything, anytime

    Add, edit or delete what you have written, and update who receives it.

After you

Your people can still find your words

Instead of searching boxes and old messages, the people you choose can ask a question and see what you actually said about it, with the date you said it.

  • Labelled answers

    Each answer is marked Recorded, Related or Unknown.

  • No imitation

    There is no voice and no avatar, only your text.

  • Their own pace

    They begin when they are ready, and can stop at any time.

Alaska

ToldForward in Alaska

How we look after your information
  • Your record is private while you live: nothing in it is public or searchable.
  • You choose the people who will one day receive it, and you can change them at any time.
  • If you wish, a copy can one day go to a library or archive through the Historical Deposit.

Your Alaska, kept in your words.

One friendly question a day is all it takes, and you can answer by typing or with your device's own dictation. Everything stays private while you live, and you choose who receives your record one day.

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