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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Sated by Scent. A Quest

March 10, 2013

Lately I’ve become obsessed by scent.  Perfume, to be more precise.  I seldom wear it and know little of it, …

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Redwoods and Waterfalls – Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

March 3, 2013

One of my favorite places to visit is the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur, a two-hour drive …

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Wabi Sabi Writing

February 23, 2013

One of the things I love most about reading is discovering in another’s words something about myself that I had …

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Is Blogging Orgasmic? More on the Science Behind Sharing

February 17, 2013

Recently I wrote about blogging as virtual “love-making,” riffing on the new science which defines love as a “micro-moment of …

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A Walk to the River

February 11, 2013

We walked to the river recently, my husband and I and our little dog Mitsy. A short hike down a canyon …

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Blogging as Virtual Love-Making, And the Science Behind It

February 4, 2013

Often when I leave comments on a blog posts that moved me, I write “I love this post” or “I …

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Popcorn, Anyone? My Top 100 Movies Challenge

January 31, 2013

Fellow blogger Nathan Bransford recently came up with a list of his favorite 100 movies, and challenged readers to do likewise.  …

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“Rider on the Storm” – My Wild Child, My Son

January 27, 2013

Recently I posted a tribute to my daughter on her wedding day, and as I wrote it, I wondered about …

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Sea, Sky, Earth, Fire–My Daughter on Her Wedding Day

January 20, 2013

She was married beneath a cliff on the edge of the sea standing barefoot on the rocky beach.  Barking seals …

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January 18, 2013

Originally posted on Deborah J. Brasket, Author:
Silver Moonlight, by Steven Richardson Last month around this time when the moon was full, our…

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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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