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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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My Lately: Book Launch, Reviews, & Backyard Bliss

August 25, 2025

Things have been crazy around here this summer, getting ready to launch my debut novel, as well as visits with …

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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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A Song from a Dream and Rousseau’s Painting

July 6, 2025

My dreams have always been enticingly rich and evocative. Often it’s as if I’m watching an elaborate film in gorgeous …

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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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Creating a Cover: When Things Go Missing

March 30, 2025

I’m excited to show you the cover of my new novel! It was created by Owen Gent, a talented artist …

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A Happy Ending for My Novel, at Long Last!

December 8, 2024

Some of you may remember me writing about my novel From the Far ends of the Earth years ago, how …

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On Herds, Husbands & Being in Love

September 29, 2024

Serendipity, it’s sometimes called. Those happy coincidences that lead to some unexpected pleasure or insight. Or synchronicity. Those meaningful encounters …

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Seamless Being, A Poem

August 20, 2023

Seamless Being I’m not sure what there is to say anymore about being me,Who I am-was-will-be.We flow together seamlesslyWithout end. …

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Hot Hills in Summer Heat, A Poem

July 23, 2023

Hot Hills in Summer Heat I watch them every summer, the hot hills Crouched like a lion beside the road, …

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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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