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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Will Salmon Swim Upstream Through City Streets?

February 7, 2021

Once Upon a Time, A Poem In an eon, will Trumpism portend another Troy, a Trojan horse whose armies eviscerated …

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In Bruges – “Like Being in a Fairy Tale”

August 2, 2018

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

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The Rich and Sensual World of Scent

June 24, 2018

Lately I’ve become obsessed by scent.  Perfume, to be more precise.  I seldom wear it, which is why this obsession …

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My Top 25 Binge-Worthy TV Series

April 19, 2015

It appears to be all the rage now, binge-watching favorite TV  series. Especially with the advent of Netflix originals, where …

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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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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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