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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Category Archives: Political

“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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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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My Lately, Political Turmoil, & Choosing Joy

February 13, 2025

I just got back from spending two weeks in Oceanside with my twelve-year-old granddaughter while her parents (my daughter and …

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Once Upon a Time in America, Two Poems

November 18, 2024

At a time when we are all striving toward some optimism because the future looks so dark, I almost hate …

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Facing Stark Reality with a Cold, Sharp Eye

November 10, 2024

The day after the election was a day of mourning for me and so many. I wanted to curl up …

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Truth & Love Win Again! My Hope & Mantra

November 3, 2024

“Truth and Love wins” was my mantra before the 2020 presidential election. When I woke the next morning after Biden …

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Traveling Below the Border: Costa Rica, Ecotourism, and Politics

January 28, 2024

I’ll be traveling to Costa Rica tomorrow to spend two weeks exploring one of the most beautiful and biodiverse countries …

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Never Say “Never Again” Unless We Mean It

October 26, 2023

. . . because to do so would be meaningless. And perhaps it’s meaningless already. I wrote a post with …

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Happy Earth Day! May She Live Forever.

April 22, 2023

The spark for the first Earth Day was the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. A marine biologist and …

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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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