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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing from the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Love Lost, and Renewed

April 25, 2013

Not long after I decided to leave my husband I met someone new. I was working part-time at a book …

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Sated by Scent. A Quest

March 10, 2013

Lately I’ve become obsessed by scent.  Perfume, to be more precise.  I seldom wear it and know little of it, …

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Is Blogging Orgasmic? More on the Science Behind Sharing

February 17, 2013

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

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Blogging as Virtual Love-Making, And the Science Behind It

February 4, 2013

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

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Popcorn, Anyone? My Top 100 Movies Challenge

January 31, 2013

Fellow blogger Nathan Bransford recently came up with a list of his favorite 100 movies, and challenged readers to do likewise.  …

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Recent Posts

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  • The Iconic 60s: Writing Song Lyrics for This Sea Within
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  • This Sea Within, A Poem & Excerpt From My Novel
  • On Mackerel & Metaphor: A Poet Unravels the Universe
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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.

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