Porchlight Tales is a free publication dedicated to sharing stories of faith, family, humor, kindness, perseverance, and life's everyday lessons. Our goal is to preserve meaningful memories and encourage readers through stories that remind us of what matters most.

Yes. Subscribing to and reading Porchlight Tales is completely free.

Simply click the "Subscribe - It's Free" button on our website and enter your information. New stories are delivered directly to your inbox.

We currently publish new stories every Wednesday.

Yes. We will attempt to make all stories available in audio format whenever possible, allowing you to listen while driving, exercising, relaxing, or enjoying your day.

Absolutely. In fact, we highly encourage you to do so. Great stories are meant to be shared, and helping others discover Porchlight Tales is one of the best ways you can support our mission.

Porchlight Tales was inspired by the idea of gathering around a porch light at the end of the day to share stories, memories, lessons, and experiences. In a busy world, we hope to provide a place where readers can slow down, reflect, and enjoy a good story.

Yes. We welcome story submissions from readers across the country. Simply click the "Share Your Story" link on our website to submit a story, upload photos, or even share an audio recording.

We welcome stories involving:

• Faith

• Family

• Humor

• Childhood memories

• Military service

• Community life

• Acts of kindness

• Life lessons

• Hard work and perseverance

• Meaningful relationships

• Small-town life

• Everyday experiences that inspire or encourage others

As a general rule, Porchlight Tales focuses on positive, uplifting, encouraging, and family-friendly content.
We may decline stories that contain excessive profanity, graphic content, personal attacks, political campaigning, legal disputes, private information, or material that does not align with the mission of Porchlight Tales.

No. Story submissions are accepted on a voluntary basis and contributors are not compensated for stories selected for publication.

Yes. You retain ownership of your story.
By submitting a story, you grant Porchlight Tales a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, adapt, edit, archive, and republish the story in newsletters, websites, blogs, email publications, printed publications, books, podcasts, audio recordings, video productions, YouTube channels, social media platforms, and other current or future media formats.

The permission allows us to publish stories across our various platforms and preserve them for future readers. It also allows us to include stories in future collections, printed publications, audio recordings, podcasts, videos, and other media.

Stories may be edited for grammar, spelling, formatting, readability, clarity, length, and publication style while preserving the author's intended meaning and voice.

No. We appreciate every submission received. While we make reasonable efforts to review submissions, we cannot guarantee that every submission will be reviewed, responded to, or considered for publication. Publication decisions are made at the sole discretion of Porchlight Tales.

Yes. However, please avoid sharing private, sensitive, defamatory, or potentially harmful information about living individuals without their permission. Porchlight Tales reserves the right to edit, anonymize, remove identifying details, or decline stories involving third parties.

Absolutely. We welcome stories that preserve the memories, lessons, character, and legacy of loved ones who have passed away.

Yes. When submitting a story, you may choose to publish under your full name, first name only, or anonymously.

Possibly. Please tell us where the story has previously appeared. We reserve the right to determine whether previously published material is appropriate for publication in Porchlight Tales.

Yes. Photos may be submitted to help tell your story. Please submit only photographs that you own or have permission to share.

No. Contributor stories reflect the experiences, memories, opinions, and perspectives of the individual author and do not necessarily represent the views of Porchlight Tales or its authors.

We will make reasonable efforts to remove stories from future digital publication upon request. However, previously distributed or published versions may continue to exist in archived emails, printed publications, books, podcasts, audio recordings, videos, social media posts, websites, and other media already released to the public.

Please use the Contact page on our website or reply to any Porchlight Tales email.