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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Category Archives: Family

Seeking Solitude, a Quiet Eddy in a Rushing Stream

September 30, 2026

In the final post of a two-week celebration for the one-year anniversary of “When Things Go Missing,” author Deborah Brasket reflects on the complexities of family relationships within the novel. She explores the intricate dynamics among characters, particularly their father Walter, as they navigate their struggles with absence and connection amid crisis.

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“This Is My Brain”- ADHD & Addiction

September 27, 2026

In celebration of the one-year anniversary of “When Things Go Missing,” the author offers insights into the main characters, focusing on Cal, who struggles with ADHD and addiction. Through his narrative, Cal reveals the complexities of his compulsive behaviors and the impact of familial relationships, creating a poignant exploration of recovery and self-identity.

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“Piecing Together Meaning from Absence & Memory”

September 24, 2026

As part of my two-week celebration of the one-year anniversary of When Things Go Missing, I wanted to give potential …

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The Primordial Pleasure of Swimming

June 29, 2026

Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …

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The Transforming Power of Art: Welding the Broken Pieces of Our Lives

March 8, 2026

Art-making has been a transforming power in my life, in my writing and poetry and paintings. Even in the artful …

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Prose Poem: 13 Ways of Looking at Dying

October 19, 2025

October is the month I was born and the month my mother died. Sweetness and sadness rolled into one. It …

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Seeking Authenticity, Sparking Joy

September 8, 2025

What are our responsibilities toward our own self-actualization? I think we all seek authenticity, to be who we truly think …

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It’s a Hard Knock Life for Kids, Books & Reviews

August 11, 2025

Little Orphan Annie knew all about what it’s like as a child to live a “hard knock” life, and yet …

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A Kintsugi Novel, Finding Beauty in Broken Things

July 27, 2025

I’ve always been fascinated by the Japanese art of kintsugi and all it represents. “The story of kintsugi—this style of …

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“What If?” – The Catalyst that Compelled Me to Write a Novel

July 13, 2025

“What if” sets the imagination soaring and compels writers to pick up their pens or pull out their laptops. It’s …

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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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