I might be looking at this at a wrong angle, but why not just have a blog where you post your stories and share your pictures? People could still "like" your p

I might be looking at this at a wrong angle, but why not just have a blog where you post your stories and share your pictures? People could still "like" your photos and comment on them. Make URLs shareable and then they can email or what ever to their other friends to see if they feel like it. I know, too much friction. But if they really cared about the content I would guess your friends would hop into the opportunity.