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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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“You Know Nothing, Jon Snow.” Part VII of My Halloween Series

October 31, 2026

This is the last post in my series of True Life Ghost Stories to celebrate Halloween. Read Parts I and …

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Evil Incarnate, More Dangerous than Demons: Part VI of My Halloween Series

October 28, 2026

My continuing series of True Life Ghost Stories to celebrate Halloween. Read Parts I and II here. Parts III and …

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True Tales for Halloween: The Night a Demon Sat on My Chest

October 25, 2026

My continuing series of True Life Ghost Stories to celebrate Halloween. Read Parts I and II here. Parts III and …

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A Halloween Special: When the Dead Refuse to Leave, & Resident Evil

October 22, 2026

My continuing series of True Life Ghost Stories to celebrate Halloween. Read Parts I and II here. True Ghost Stories, …

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The O in October, My Birth Month

October 4, 2026

The author is taking a break to focus on writing the second book in the Sea Within Trilogy, viewing this process as soul-work. October serves as a significant month for reflection and creation, symbolizing transformation and connection to both the natural and supernatural worlds. A series of personal stories will accompany this writing journey.

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The Iconic 60s: Writing Song Lyrics for This Sea Within

September 7, 2026

I’ve never thought of myself as a songwriter, so this was a new experience. It wasn’t supposed to be this …

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This Sea Within, A Poem & Excerpt From My Novel

August 10, 2026

I wrote this poem while writing my novel This Sea Within about love and war in Central America. I wrote …

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The Weight of Snow and Regret & Bo Hopkins’ Blues

July 26, 2026

My Review The Weight of Snow and Regret by Elizabeth Gauffreau is a beautifully-written story that throws light on an …

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Poetry to Save a Planet in Peril

July 19, 2026

With all the wildfires, floods, and extreme heat waves going on, it seems the climate catastrophe we heard was coming …

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Researching a Revolution, How History Repeats Itself

May 31, 2026

My novel This Sea Within was inspired by my travels in Central America when sailing around the world. I loved …

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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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