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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Unexpected Pleasures: Three New Reviews of When Things Go Missing

July 12, 2026

I’ve been taking a bit of a break after launching This Sea Within, visiting with family during the 4th of …

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The Primordial Pleasure of Swimming

June 29, 2026

Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …

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Two Poems about Love & Coming Home

June 25, 2026

Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time will comewhen, with elationyou will greet yourself arrivingat your own door, in …

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It’s a Wrap! This Sea Within Book Tour Comes to a Thrilling Conclusion

June 22, 2026

It’s been a wild ride! I couldn’t be more thrilled with how this Book Tour ended. That’s why I want …

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Release Day for This Sea Within: Spilling So Many Emotions

June 15, 2026

She’s here! Free at last. Out into the big world all on her own. I’m not sure how I feel …

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Transformational Journeys, Missing Mothers, Romance & Art! What Links My Novels

June 11, 2026

I received a wonderful question in a comment last week about my novels: This Sea Within and When Things Go …

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A New Book Is Being Born, Join in the Celebration!

June 8, 2026

Bits & Drips as My Big Launch Date Approaches!

June 4, 2026

My second book This Sea Within will launch on June 15. It’s been a wild ride getting this book out …

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Researching a Revolution, How History Repeats Itself

May 31, 2026

My novel This Sea Within was inspired by my travels in Central America when sailing around the world. I loved …

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Opening Paragraphs: What They Reveal About Our Characters

May 28, 2026

As an English major and teacher I loved analyzing literature, looking at the first sentences and paragraphs of books to …

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  • Unexpected Pleasures: Three New Reviews of When Things Go Missing
  • The Primordial Pleasure of Swimming
  • Two Poems about Love & Coming Home
  • It’s a Wrap! This Sea Within Book Tour Comes to a Thrilling Conclusion
  • Release Day for This Sea Within: Spilling So Many Emotions
  • Transformational Journeys, Missing Mothers, Romance & Art! What Links My Novels
  • A New Book Is Being Born, Join in the Celebration!
  • Bits & Drips as My Big Launch Date Approaches!

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After sailing around the world in a small boat for six years, I came to appreciate how tiny and insignificant we humans appear in our natural and untamed surroundings, living always on the edge of the wild, into which we are embedded even while being that thing which sets us apart. Now living again on the edge of the wild in a home that borders a nature preserve, I am re-exploring what it means to be human in a more than human world.

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