Human Chronicles

Every life contains stories worth telling.

Most of them never get told.

Not because they are not interesting enough. Because no one ever sat down and asked the right questions.

The Human Chronicles magazine exists for people who have lived something significant and have not yet found the right place to put it. We collect those stories. We help others tell theirs.

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Featured Stories

Brian Craig
Brian Craig
About eight years ago, we were kayaking underneath a sycamore tree, which belongs to the Carolinian species. I happened to ...
Mother's Day pic
Memory Book: Parents
Memories fade. Without deliberate effort, they evaporate. The everyday stories ... the way your mother laughed, the advice your father ...
John Gargrave
John Gargrave
When I visited John's house, I felt I was stepping into a time machine. Literally, he has a collection of ...
Table with snacks
Networking with a twist!
Networking is an excellent opportunity to meet people and learn about their businesses. It is also a place to forge ...
Fernanda
Fernanda Cancado
Fernanda Cancado is a visionary leader, storyteller, and change-maker featured on Human Chronicles. Through her bold initiatives and heartfelt narratives, ...
Items from the sixties
What is a memory book?
Memories fade. Memories of the ones we love. Memories of our own younger selves. Start building up your collection of ...
Editorial Picks

The Author’s Playbook

Fernanda Cancado

Creating a memory book with Canva

Networking with a twist!

The Uber Ride

Take a hike!

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Human Chronicles Magazine

Stories that stay with you long after the last page

We celebrate accomplished adults - their journeys, wisdom, and the moments that shaped them. One story at a time.

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Six themes. Countless stories

From second careers to sacred traditions … over a period of time each issue explores the full, beautiful complexity of a life well lived.

Health + Longevity

Not the “eat your greens” kind of health advice. The kind told through real people who rediscovered their bodies at 55 and ran their first marathon at 62.

Money + Finance

Stories about building something that outlasts you — businesses, values, generational wisdom. Less Wall Street, more Main Street wisdom.

Travel + Discovery

Dispatches from people who didn’t wait for retirement to see the world — and those who discovered the world was right outside their door all along.

Family + Roots

The stories behind the family photos. The grandfather’s baton. The recipe passed down without measurements. The things we carry and the things we leave behind.

Career + Reinvention

From boardrooms to beekeeping. From corner offices to community gardens. The messy, magnificent stories of people who chose a second act.

Culture + Memory

Art, music, language, ritual — the invisible threads that connect us to who we are. Stories that remind us what it means to belong to something larger than ourselves.

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Long-form narrative stories about accomplished adults — people who’ve built something, survived something, rediscovered something. Not celebrity profiles. Not how-to listicles. Real people, real lives, told with the craft and care they deserve.
Four times a year — quarterly. We believe in giving stories room to breathe, giving writers time to do them justice, and giving readers a reason to mark their calendars.

Yes. Beautifully designed digital editions are available for all subscribers. Every issue is also available as an interactive flipbook online. Your commute just got considerably more interesting.

Soon [target: Q4 2026] we will be launching a responsive edition that looks pixel-perfect on any device.

Absolutely. Some of our best stories have come from readers who said “you have to meet this person.” Send us a note via our contact page. We read every submission — even the ones from people who apologize for their writing before they’ve written a word.

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