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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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“Love After Love.” A Poem. A Feast.

August 20, 2018

Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your …

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Art Enhances a Sense of Wonder & Mystery

August 18, 2018

Quote of the Week “Art has the power to make any spot on earth the living center of the universe; …

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Five Debut Novels Worth Sampling

August 12, 2018

I’ve been putting together a reading list of recently published debut novels that have been making a splash in the …

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“The Raw Nerve of the Universe”

August 10, 2018

Quote of the Week  “We writers are the raw nerve of the universe. Our job is to go out and …

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In Bruges – “Like Being in a Fairy Tale”

August 2, 2018

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

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Following the Yellow Brick Road to Publishing

July 30, 2018

So far I’ve heard from nine publishing houses, all complimentary, all passing on my novel. Highlight the word “complimentary.” I …

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A Rainy Day in Segovia

July 26, 2018

One of my favorite side-trips when traveling in Europe was the day we spent in Segovia, viewing the Roman Aqueducts …

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Tasting Life Twice – A Traveler Returns

July 20, 2018

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ― Anaïs Nin I’ve just returned from a …

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Blogging, Another Way of “Breaking Bread”

July 8, 2018

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

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Virtual Love-Making, Why We Blog

July 1, 2018

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

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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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