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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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The Gift of Consession

November 15, 2020

“Donald Trump is going to be our president. We must accept this result and then look to the future. We …

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Truth and Love Wins, and I Can Breathe Again!

November 8, 2020

I feel like I’ve been ship-wrecked at sea for the past four years and finally have reached the shore. I …

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Voting for the Soul of America

November 3, 2020

Today’s the day. If you haven’t voted yet, please do!   Vote for Love over hate, Truth over lies, Unity …

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True Ghost Stories: Growing Up in a Haunted House

October 26, 2020

Have you ever had any ghostly encounters? Each year around this time, I like to reblog a series of tales …

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The Personal & Political, Past & Present

October 18, 2020

Years ago, in what seems like another life time, I wrote a political column called “Taking Care of Labor” in …

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Sacred Music from Around the World

October 12, 2020

Long ago my daughter gifted me with a CD of sacred music from around the world. It became a favorite …

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“More to Me Than Time Allows to Be”

October 4, 2020

I wrote this years ago, a kind of declaration for a state of being with which I passionately identified, although …

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Grieving for America, and Getting Past It

September 27, 2020

I found this quote by Mary Oliver in a recent blog post and it struck a chord. Ah, world, what …

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A Secret Garden for My Granddaughter

September 13, 2020

I’m painting again, thanks to my granddaughter. She turns 8 years old next week and custom ordered two paintings for …

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Landscapes of the Mind – Six Singular Experiences

September 7, 2020

It’s all about the mind, of course. All experience filters through it, the outward and inner, nature and the art …

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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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