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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Perfect Pairings – Klee and cummings

February 27, 2018

I’ve long been a huge fan of Paul Klee’s paintings and e.e. cummings’ poetry, and for similar reasons: their playfulness …

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A Walk on the Wild Side – For People Who Love Addicts

February 19, 2018

A few years ago I started an anonymous blog with the above title to talk about addiction. About trying to …

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Shogun VS. Lincoln in the Bardo

February 12, 2018

I have two books on my nightstand, Shogun by James Clavell and Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Both …

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The “Willing Suspension of Disbelief” in Fiction and Film

February 7, 2018

What draws a reader into a story and compels her to keep tuning pages? This interests me both as a …

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Loss & Desire, and the Search for Something More, in Life & Literature

January 31, 2018

These are the themes that run through so much of what I’m compelled to write about. No doubt because they …

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The Classical Grammys – Powerful Instrumental Performances

January 29, 2018

Did you watch the Grammys this year? Any favorites among the winners and nominees? Here are some Grammy winners and …

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Walking Each Other Home – Why We Write

January 22, 2018

I’ve reread my novel after being away from it for well over a year. I did so with some trepidation. …

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Ta-Da! My New Home Studio

January 15, 2018

After having pumped it up, I hope it isn’t a let-down to those who have been waiting to see it, …

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The Art of Living, a Reminder

January 7, 2018

Why do I always forget this? I need to tape it to my wall. “The meaning of life is just …

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Wrapping Up 2017, Embracing New & Old Loves

December 29, 2017

Discovering New Loves – Painting 2017 was the year I revealed my newly discovered passion for painting, and dared to …

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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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