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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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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…

January 15, 2013

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Milky Way Last night I swam among the stars. The air and water temperatures were both 78…

A Frosty, Sunlit Morning Walk

January 7, 2013

Yesterday when I woke the frost was so heavy on the grassy meadow behind our house it looked like a …

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Saving, and Savoring, the World

December 29, 2012

I spent many years as a community activist working on social justice and environmental issues.  Part of that work included writing …

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O Holy Night – The Sacred and Sublime in Art & Images

December 22, 2012

I’ve gathered some images, sacred and sublime, to scroll through as you listen to Charlotte Church sing “O Holy Night“, …

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A Family of Bloggers Award

December 18, 2012

I’ve been honored with a nomination for the Family of Bloggers Award, thanks to the lovely Sandy, whose blog Another Lovely Day …

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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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