# A Life Reflected > Biographies Written Specially for You and Those You Care About. We offer a range of Services for writing and publishing life stories, from short reminisences or sketches to full biographies. Public Ghost content for AI and LLM tooling. Use `/llms-full.txt` for consolidated page and post context. Append `.md` to any post or page URL to get the content in Markdown (for example, `/example-post.md`). ## Pages - [About this site](https://alifereflected.com/about.md) - 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. Contact us to find out more. Follow us on the Fediverse… - [Contact Us](https://alifereflected.com/contact.md) - You can contact us via: * email at livesreflected@gmail.com * telephone or SMS text at 905-271-9179 Rest assured that your emails, texts, and phone calls will be answered promptly by a REAL person! - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://alifereflected.com/faq.md) - Here are some answers to questions you may have: * What is your philosophy and approach to legacy biographies? * Why do you offer biography services rather than memoir services? * Should I find a ghostwriter to author my memoir? * Do you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in producing these projects?… - [Follow Us](https://alifereflected.com/follow.md) - Articles posted on this site are syndicated on the following social networks: * Bluesky: @denise.alifereflected.com.ap.brid.gy (Users need to follow @ap.brid.gy to interact with this site) * Facebook: LivesReflected * Fediverse (e.g., Mastodon): @denise@alifereflected.com Joining these alternative… - [Our Philosophy](https://alifereflected.com/philosophy.md) - Everyone has a story. And everyone has at least one story that will stop your heart. Don’t let your story, don’t let the essence of you, be forever lost. How many times have you heard someone say “I wish I had asked her when she was still alive”? Or “I’ll never know the answer to the question becau… - [Privacy Policy](https://alifereflected.com/privacy-policy.md) - Yes, it's a lot to read through, but nowadays it is important to make you aware of your privacy on our site. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION As a visitor to the site, you can engage in many activities without providing any personal information. However, when you register (via email or telephone)… - [Our Services](https://alifereflected.com/services.md) - We have several options from which to choose: * Legacy Biography * Historical Biography * Legacy Interview * Editing Services * Family History Research The Legacy Biography This service provides a living individual with the option to commission a variety of biographical works, ranging from short sk… ## Posts - [The Toronto Manleys: Morris Manley, Dolly Sterling, and Mildred “Canada’s Greatest Child Vocalist”](https://alifereflected.com/historical/the-toronto-manleys-morris-manley-dolly-sterling-and-mildred-canadas-greatest-child-vocalist.md) - Origins Obscured: The Early Life of Morris Manley The birth of Morris Manley is itself something of a mystery, a fitting beginning for a man whose life was spent in the business of illusion and performance. The 1930 United States census records his birthplace as Chicago, Illinois, and his birth yea… - [Maria do Espirito Santo Ferreira Rezendes (1895–1963)](https://alifereflected.com/historical/maria-do-espirito-santo-ferreira-rezendes-1895-1963.md) - An Azorean Life Remembered In ancient Rome tombstones often had carvings saying things like “Stop, Traveller and Read” with etchings of biographies, eulogies and other information on the person being remembered. To be forgotten was a dire punishment in the ancient world — statues would be destroyed… - [The Story Matters](https://alifereflected.com/the-story-matters.md) - Everyone has a story. And everyone has at least one story that will stop your heart. Don’t let your story, don’t let the essence of you, be forever lost. How many times have you heard someone say “I wish I had asked when they were still alive”? Or “I’ll never know the answer to the question because… - [Social network sharing](https://alifereflected.com/social-network-sharing.md) - Articles on this site (alifereflected.com) are now posted automatically on Bluesky and the Fediverse (e.g., Mastodon) social networks. You can follow us on these social networks by searching for the following user ids: * Bluesky: @denise.alifereflected.com.ap.brid.gy * Fediverse (e.g., Mastodon): @… - [Emalyn Smith Burney: An Endling](https://alifereflected.com/historical/emalyn-smith-burney-an-endling.md) - I can’t go on. I’ll go on. — Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air Emalyn first came to my attention in a sensational newspaper article from the Berlin News Records, April 26, 1913 (now Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada): He Died Again but Shock Killed his Grandmother Butte, California, April 2… - [Doll and Ruby Easson: Twin Sisters and Endlings](https://alifereflected.com/historical/doll-and-ruby-easson-twin-sisters-and-endlings.md) - A Tap on the Shoulder Damnatio Memoriae According to some authorities of history and population studies, about 117 billion people have been born on this earth. How many are forgotten? I would guess almost every single one; yet in my imagination, a few still stand and some still walk. In the ruins o… - [John Collier: Florida Pioneer, Cracker and Polygamist](https://alifereflected.com/historical/john-collier-florida-pioneer-cracker-and-polygamist.md) - John Collier Sr. was certainly a fascinating man. A true Florida pioneer, he was the personification of a “cracker” — but in the positive historical sense (more on the “cracker” origin story follows). As we shall see, his personal relationships are legion and deeply tangled. Let’s call him “John” f… - [The Pathos of Pots and Pans](https://alifereflected.com/legacy/the-pathos-of-pots-and-pans.md) - This little essay is not a biography per se but does touch upon the task of disposing or re-homing the possessions of those who passed away. How I Came to Sell Her Cookware As some of you may know, I am a bookseller dealing in antique and second hand books. As such, I am often contacted by set dres… - [John Moore Perkins: The History of a Missionary in Liberia](https://alifereflected.com/historical/john-moore-perkins-the-history-of-a-missionary-in-liberia.md) - From time to time I research and write histories about the ancestors or family members of various people. I am not personally related to John Moore Perkins, but I did write his biography for an individual who is part of his extended family. Perkins’ background and story is fascinating: John Moore P… - [Thomas William Renton (1832/4 -1920): An Early Hamiltonian from Scotland](https://alifereflected.com/historical/thomas-william-renton-1832-1920.md) - Thomas William’s Family History Thomas Renton has a story. And, like everyone else, his story has meaning. We speak today of being “upwardly mobile”, but Thomas was the personification of this concept more than a century ago. As we will read, Thomas came from very humble origins. He was the son of… - [Sophia Holness: An Intrepid Woman, from a British Workhouse to Canada (1850–1922)](https://alifereflected.com/historical/sophia-holness-an-intrepid-woman-from-a-british-workhouse-to-canada-1850-1922.md) - Born on June 2, 1850, in Blean, a village in Canterbury, Kent, England, Sophia Holness lived a long, eventful life. The civil parish of Blean was heavily wooded, filled with ancient trees. The name of the village derives from the old English word “blea”, meaning rough ground and given the course of… - [Chasing the Sock: A Brief Biography of David A. Black](https://alifereflected.com/legacy/chasing.md) - This is a sample biography — limited viewing only — names, dates, and locations have been changed to protect the privacy of our client. Filled with coincidence, convergences and just plain chance, David has led a fascinating life. Perhaps his most defining characteristic is optimism. Sometimes his… ## Optional - [RSS Feed](https://alifereflected.com/rss/) - [Sitemap](https://alifereflected.com/sitemap.xml) - [Full content of pages and posts](https://alifereflected.com/llms-full.txt)