About Fireside

A place for stories worth telling

Every person carries stories within them – memories, encounters, losses and moments when we first sensed who we truly are. Fireside is a place for exactly these stories.

This is not about likes, reach or loud self-promotion, but about honest telling and attentive reading. Here, a story stands on its own – calm, with space, without noise. We believe that in the experiences of others you can find something of yourself.

Fireside is bilingual (English and German): every story is translated automatically so it can reach people far beyond a single language.

Who is behind Fireside

Fireside is run and developed by Henrik Stahl as an independent project. You will find the postal address and contact details in the legal notice; questions and suggestions reach us via the contact page.

How we handle AI

In its early phase, Fireside complements its offering with AI-created stories; they are labelled at the end of the text. AI also helps with translation, genre classification and editorial feedback. The page on AI transparency explains exactly what is used for what.

Read. Tell. Connect. And above all: enjoy discovering.

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