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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Category Archives: Culture

Being Me Deeply: Details, Details! Why They Matter

February 22, 2026

I’m sitting here with my morning coffee, a flicker of fire warming the room while the dark windows slowly lighten. …

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Risking Delight in a World Gone Awry

January 25, 2026

“We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must havethe stubbornness to accept our gladness in the …

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Martin Luther King on Love, Power, & Economic Justice

January 19, 2026

Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King during Donald Trump’s second term as president could not seem more incongruous, nor …

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Down the Rabbit Hole with Salvador Dalí 

October 12, 2025

“There are some days I think I’m going to die from an overdosis of satisfaction.”  – Salvador Dali I felt …

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“Like Being in a Fairy Tale,” In Bruges

October 5, 2025

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

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“I See You But Do You See Me?” Poem & Paintings

September 1, 2025

We’ve all seen the headlines, how the homeless are being harassed, their tents and belongings bulldozed away, being told to …

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A Heroic Uprising –This is What Democracy Looks Like

June 16, 2025

Like so many others I attended a “No Kings” protest rally this weekend. It was exhilarating to see all the …

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Books that Changed My Life and the Way I Write

June 1, 2025

What books were most influential in shaping the way you think and write today? It’s a question I asked myself …

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“When Things Go Missing” – How Absence Shapes Our Lives

May 18, 2025

Since May has been proclaimed both National Short Story Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, …

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Tending Beauty in an Uncertain World

April 21, 2025

Like many of you, I struggle to balance myself in this uncertain world where the rule of law and so …

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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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