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Marilyn and the Bears

Snapshot I: Banff, July 1953 “Marilyn! Give us a big smile!” She turns towards the photographer’s voice. She wiggles her bum, juts out her breasts, and smiles. She poses near the edge of a swimming pool at Banff Springs Hotel … Continue reading →

The Bullet

It was still early. A glimmer of light poked its way through the small spaces in the room’s only window, but it would be a while before the shadows outside subsided and things looked brighter.      He looked back at his … Continue reading →

A Search For Hope

It was the year 1938. I was 25 years old, happily married with a promising future filled with big dreams. My husband, David, and I lived in a small town in Poland.  Our little home was barely even on the … Continue reading →

The Gospels of Innish Bawn

It is only I who am left, on this jagged rock, with guillemots and kittiwakes for company. Yesterday, I buried Brother Fintan in a shallow pit and covered him with slabs of granite in the crowded cemetery. He was my uncle … Continue reading →

Rosalind Adam

Chaim Goldberg, born 1917, in Kazimierz-Dolny, a Polish shtetl, died 2004 in Florida, USA. The Nazis may have destroyed his artwork, but the artist and his memories survived.   Dancing across canvas   Shtetl life seeps from each canvas. Taste … Continue reading →

Barbara Sabol

     Johnstown, PA. September 9, 1889   Half my life has been spent in motion, and so it is fitting I conduct my field work from this abandoned box car. What do I need beyond a wooden crate for a … Continue reading →

What is The History Quill?

If you write historical fiction, you’ll want to know about The History Quill, which provides editing and other necessary services specifically for historical fiction authors. Here’s Rachel Smith, the executive editor of The History Quill, to share her thoughts about … Continue reading →

Death Ship 2, Black Bird of Prey

The battle had been harsh, crude, and longer than expected, but at the inevitable end the ship Gerben Huraq had sailed on for three years, initially at the end of a sword honed to an invisible point in the hand … Continue reading →

We Are Now Using Submittable

The changes we promised for Copperfield are on their way. While I understand that there may be mixed reactions to this first change, it is one that is necessary in order for us to keep Copperfield going for another 20 … Continue reading →

Transcript Podcast Episode 1

For Readers and Writers of Historical Fiction: A Copperfield Review Podcast Episode 1 Well, hello, everyone. This is Meredith Allard, the founder and executive editor of the Copperfield Review. I know for all of this time you guys have thought … Continue reading →