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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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“Like Being in a Fairy Tale,” In Bruges

October 5, 2025

In the brilliant dark comedy “In Bruges,” a mobster sends his two hitmen to Bruges to cool their heels after a …

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Time to Still & Chill, Art & Music

September 30, 2025

After these past two tumultuous weeks launching my new novel, I felt a sudden need to space out for a …

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“When Things Go Missing” Is Released! Another Dream Realized

September 22, 2025

My debut novel When Things Go Missing is finally, officially, published today! It is a creative endeavor long in the making that …

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Book Tour Bus Fueled & Ready to Roll!

September 14, 2025

Can you believe it! Nearly a decade in the making, two title and book cover switches, tons of editing and …

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Seeking Authenticity, Sparking Joy

September 8, 2025

What are our responsibilities toward our own self-actualization? I think we all seek authenticity, to be who we truly think …

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“I See You But Do You See Me?” Poem & Paintings

September 1, 2025

We’ve all seen the headlines, how the homeless are being harassed, their tents and belongings bulldozed away, being told to …

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My Lately: Book Launch, Reviews, & Backyard Bliss

August 25, 2025

Things have been crazy around here this summer, getting ready to launch my debut novel, as well as visits with …

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A Poet & Artist, Making the Unknown Known

August 17, 2025

What precipitates the creative process? For poet Mary Oliver, it’s the need to step over “the edge” into something vague …

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It’s a Hard Knock Life for Kids, Books & Reviews

August 11, 2025

Little Orphan Annie knew all about what it’s like as a child to live a “hard knock” life, and yet …

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In the Mood for Love, in Art and Music

August 3, 2025

I’ve always been a romantic. Unabashedly so. A lover of life and all things sweet and sensual, tender and erotic, …

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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.

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