• About / Contact
  • Blog
  • Novels
  • Sea Saga Memoir
  • Stories & Poetry
  • The Sea Within Trilogy
  • When Things Go Missing

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing from the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Category Archives: Culture

Sexy, Smart, Sweet, & Soulful

April 12, 2015

Finally! I found what I was looking for when I wrote the post Speaking of Erotica, a “steamy love story …

Continue reading →

Speaking of Erotica . . .

February 26, 2015

. . . have you read anything hot lately? Perhaps it was the convergence of Valentine’s Day and the release …

Continue reading →

Pinterest, My New Guilty Pleasure

February 8, 2015

I’ve been on a Pinterest kick lately that’s taken me into the wee hours of the morning, searching for images …

Continue reading →

Good Prose and Good Science — Quibbling with the Masters

January 18, 2015

At first Steven Pinker was my new hero. Within the first few pages of reading his widely acclaimed “The Sense …

Continue reading →

Sweet Whispery Sounds for a Wintry Afternoon – The Moon Song

December 11, 2014

I don’t know what it is I love about this song by Karen O, which debuted in Her, the acclaimed …

Continue reading →

Turning Anger into Action, in Ferguson and Elsewhere

November 25, 2014

I am so angry at the outcome in Ferguson, that there was no indictment to allow a court of law …

Continue reading →

Growing Up in a Haunted House

October 28, 2014

Last October I posted a series of true life tales about the hauntings, ghosts, and demons I experienced growing up, …

Continue reading →

Getting Serious about Our Life’s Work

September 30, 2014

I read Steven Pressfield’s book “The War of Art” not long ago and followed up with its sequel “Turning Pro: Tap …

Continue reading →

Books I’ve Abandoned

September 19, 2014

Sad to say, but I abandon more books than I finish nowadays. I simply lose interest in them. I read a …

Continue reading →

20 Favorite and Most Influential Books

September 9, 2014

What follows are the 20 favorite books that helped shape the way I think and write. It was hard to limit …

Continue reading →

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Join 11.5K other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • Self-Portraits by Mary Oliver and Me
  • The Iconic 60s: Writing Song Lyrics for This Sea Within
  • My Book Buffet, August 2026
  • “Vast Emptiness, Vastly Full,” A Homecoming
  • This Sea Within, A Poem & Excerpt From My Novel
  • On Mackerel & Metaphor: A Poet Unravels the Universe
  • The Weight of Snow and Regret & Bo Hopkins’ Blues
  • Poetry to Save a Planet in Peril

Protected by Copyscape Plagiarism Finder

Top Posts

  • Blogging and "The Accident of Touching"
  • Celebrating Lasting Love
  • The Weight of Snow and Regret & Bo Hopkins' Blues
  • On Herds, Husbands & Riffing on Writing
  • Joy Not Shared, Dies Young
  • Poetry in the Time of Corona
  • Artists & Writers in Their Studios
  • The Art of Living, a Reminder
  • O Holy Night, What Stars Give Birth To
  • Pinch Me! Writers House Accepts My Novel

Follow Me on Facebook

Follow Me on Facebook

Monthly Archives

Topic Categories

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.

292,317 hits

292,317 hits

Blog at WordPress.com.

Loading Comments...