“Vast Emptiness, Vastly Full,” A Homecoming
I’ll be dipping into the archives from time to time as I work feverishly on my next novel, now tentatively …
Author Archives: Deborah J. Brasket
This Sea Within, A Poem & Excerpt From My Novel
I wrote this poem while writing my novel This Sea Within about love and war in Central America. I wrote …
On Mackerel & Metaphor: A Poet Unravels the Universe
One of the things I love most is writing about writing, unraveling the creative process, how the mind at play …
The Weight of Snow and Regret & Bo Hopkins’ Blues
My Review The Weight of Snow and Regret by Elizabeth Gauffreau is a beautifully-written story that throws light on an …
Poetry to Save a Planet in Peril
With all the wildfires, floods, and extreme heat waves going on, it seems the climate catastrophe we heard was coming …
Unexpected Pleasures: Three New Reviews of When Things Go Missing
I’ve been taking a bit of a break after launching This Sea Within, visiting with family during the 4th of …
The Primordial Pleasure of Swimming
Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …
Two Poems about Love & Coming Home
Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time will comewhen, with elationyou will greet yourself arrivingat your own door, in …
It’s a Wrap! This Sea Within Book Tour Comes to a Thrilling Conclusion
It’s been a wild ride! I couldn’t be more thrilled with how this Book Tour ended. That’s why I want …
Release Day for This Sea Within: Spilling So Many Emotions
She’s here! Free at last. Out into the big world all on her own. I’m not sure how I feel …
