Good Prose and Good Science — Quibbling with the Masters
At first Steven Pinker was my new hero. Within the first few pages of reading his widely acclaimed “The Sense …
Author Archives: Deborah J. Brasket
Blogging A Trail of Bread Crumbs – 2014 Recap
Blog posts are like a trail of bread crumbs leading you back through a misty past. They tell you where …
A Cranky Reader: What I Crave When I Read Poetry
I was invited to write a guest blog post about poetry on Luanne Castle’s Writer Site. The following was first …
O Holy Night – The Sacred and Sublime in Art & Images
Originally posted on Deborah J. Brasket, Author:
I’ve gathered some images, sacred and sublime, to scroll through as you listen to Charlotte Church…
Sweet Whispery Sounds for a Wintry Afternoon – The Moon Song
I don’t know what it is I love about this song by Karen O, which debuted in Her, the acclaimed …
Happiness Like Holiness
I’ve been ill–nothing serious–but lying in bed day after day, even surrounded by good books, tends toward melancholy. Reading Mary …
Turning Anger into Action, in Ferguson and Elsewhere
I am so angry at the outcome in Ferguson, that there was no indictment to allow a court of law …
The Light-Craving Stories of George Saunders
What is it that I love about the wildly weird, dark and dorky stories of George Saunders? Ever since reading …
“The Mountain of My Love” – Poem by Hayden Carruth
In the graduation speech that went viral last year, George Saunders wrote: “Most people, as they age, become less selfish and more …
Growing Up in a Haunted House
Last October I posted a series of true life tales about the hauntings, ghosts, and demons I experienced growing up, …
