About this site
A Life Reflected is an independent ad-free publication. We offer a range of services for writing and publishing life stories, from short reminisences or sketches to full biographies. All articles are authored and curated by a real human being (no AI). Contact us to find out more.
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Denise J. Choppin, author & publisher

Denise is the creative force behind this site.
A bookseller for decades, Denise has been a writer for many years. She has published a variety of works, primarily with a focus on history and biography.
A graduate of the University of Perugia in Italy, she grew up in Ontario Canada, and lived and worked in Italy, Canada, and the United States. Fluent in English (her mother-tongue) and Italian, she can comfortably read French, Spanish, and is able to comprehend most written reference materials in other European languages.
For many years Denise has worked on family histories for clients, whose diverse backgrounds required research in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, MexicFollow us on the Fediverse or Bluesky
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Copyright & license
Copyright for all textual content on this site is held by its author, Denise J. Choppin; some rights reserved. Limited reuse of this content is hereby granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
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- Publisher/Author: Denise J. Choppin
- Editor: Murray J Brown
- Cover art: luminothérapie by Monch. Used with permission.
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