• About
  • Blog
  • Novels
  • Stories & Poetry

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Previous articles

Living in the Liminal—Permeable and Transparent

January 12, 2023

I’ve been reading (again) Jane Hirshfield’s Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry, a collection of essays on the art …

Continue reading →

Between Dusk and Dawn a New Year Appears to Appear

January 1, 2023

And yet we know it’s all just one continuous unfolding as one day or year slips seamlessly into the next. …

Continue reading →

Fox & Friend, A Painting for My Grandson

December 4, 2022

One of the pleasures of painting is creating something special for loved ones. Both of my grandchildren have a special …

Continue reading →

Painting Again—A Wild and Wooly Seascape

November 20, 2022

It’s been awhile. I traded in my pen for my paintbrush these last few weeks. The new novel I’ve been …

Continue reading →

“Catching Every Falling Cup” – A Primal Urge

October 30, 2022

This phrase from my poem Brimless Being is becoming a mantra I turn to often these days. It’s about the …

Continue reading →

The Luminous Mindscapes of Shara Hughes

October 24, 2022

It’s not surprising I’m drawn to these so-called landscapes by Shara Hughes. They remind me of Matthew Wong’s mysterious mindscapes …

Continue reading →

Listen to Your Life, the Holy, Hidden Heart of It

August 22, 2022

Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and the pain of …

Continue reading →

Slivers of Reality in a More-Than-Human World

August 14, 2022

We like to think that we humans, with our five marvelous senses, are in full receipt of what this world …

Continue reading →

Other-Worldly Encounters with a Feral Cat

August 8, 2022

She sauntered into our yard about a month ago, this young orange tabby with a white bib. Her gaze passed …

Continue reading →

Capturing the Spirit of Our Kindred Cousins

July 31, 2022

Sculptor Nichola Theakston works in bronze and ceramics to capture the spirit of creatures found in her native Wales and …

Continue reading →

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Join 11.6K other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • The Transforming Power of Art: Welding the Broken Pieces of Our Lives
  • My Book Buffet Newsletter, February 2026
  • Being Me Deeply: Details, Details! Why They Matter
  • Heat & Heart, 5 Valentines for Lovers
  • My Book Buffet Newsletter, January 2026
  • Risking Delight in a World Gone Awry
  • Martin Luther King on Love, Power, & Economic Justice
  • Lost in a Swirling Sea @ This Sea Within: Naming a Novel & Designing a Cover

Protected by Copyscape Plagiarism Finder

Top Posts

  • Blogging and "The Accident of Touching"
  • Celebrating Lasting Love
  • On Herds, Husbands & Riffing on Writing
  • Joy Not Shared, Dies Young
  • Poetry in the Time of Corona
  • Artists & Writers in Their Studios
  • The Art of Living, a Reminder
  • O Holy Night, What Stars Give Birth To
  • Pinch Me! Writers House Accepts My Novel
  • Pied Beauty, Poem & Paintings

Follow Me on Facebook

Follow Me on Facebook

Monthly Archives

Topic Categories

Purpose of Blog

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.

278,563 hits

278,563 hits

Blog at WordPress.com.