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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Following the Yellow Brick Road to Publishing

July 30, 2018

So far I’ve heard from nine publishing houses, all complimentary, all passing on my novel. Highlight the word “complimentary.” I …

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Within the White Hot Flow of Writing

May 31, 2018

That’s where I am. Where I love to be. I began a new novel almost as soon as I finished …

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Shogun VS. Lincoln in the Bardo

February 12, 2018

I have two books on my nightstand, Shogun by James Clavell and Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Both …

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Stepping Barefoot into Reality with D.T. Suzuki

August 3, 2017

I love this photo of the Zen sage D.T Suzuki. He was one of my first “gurus” if I, or …

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“Writings from Wild Soul”

July 21, 2017

The first blogger I ever followed and the first to follow me back was Wendy Sarno.  What drew me at …

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A Balm to Calm the Troubled Mind

November 14, 2016

In these seemingly dark and troubling times, I’m finding that reflecting on the following words of wisdom to be a …

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For Love of Chaos – My Viking Binge, Trump, & Wrecking-Ball Politics

September 25, 2016

Since becoming the full-time nanny for my little granddaughter, my reading tastes have taken a decisive darker turn. Instead of …

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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 …

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Speaking of Erotica . . .

February 26, 2015

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

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Dawkins and the Wonder of It All

January 26, 2015

It is true that the unknown is the largest need of the intellect, though for it no one thinks to …

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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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