• About / Contact
  • Blog
  • Novels
  • Sea Saga Memoir
  • Stories & Poetry
  • The Sea Within Trilogy
  • When Things Go Missing

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing from the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Tag Archives: Deborah J. Brasket

On Mist & Fog, Endless Emerging Forms

December 3, 2017

I’ve long been drawn to images of fog and mist.  Part of it is the feel for the ephemeral and …

Continue reading →

Hauntings, Ghosts, & Demons I Have Known

October 27, 2017

As Halloween draws near, I like to repost a series of true life tales about the hauntings, ghosts, and demons I …

Continue reading →

5 Years Blogging from the Edge of the Wild

July 9, 2017

I began this blog five years ago, in July 2012. It’s been a wild ride, and I’ve loved every minute …

Continue reading →

Playing With Mixed Media, Watercolor & Collage

June 26, 2017

As I’ve been experimenting with styles, I’ve been mixing watercolor with collage and ink, and having a lot of fun …

Continue reading →

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

June 12, 2017

I fell in love with the title of Milan Kundera’s novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” long before I ever …

Continue reading →

Celebrating Poetry: Music of the Spheres

April 17, 2017

The first poem I shared on my new blog five years ago was scribbled in the starlight on a moonless …

Continue reading →

The Mysterious & Poetic Paintings of Odilon Redon

November 6, 2016

I’ve become fascinated by the paintings of Redon (1840-1916), a French artist and Symbolist working mostly in charcoal, pastel, and …

Continue reading →

Primary Wonder, Age Three

April 13, 2016

Primary Wonder, Age Three Walking with our granddaughter Whispering and waving Our wings Sniffing for bats. What do you smell …

Continue reading →

Hot Hills in Summer Heat, Revised

July 9, 2015

“I watch them every summer, the hot hills crouched like a lion beside the road, tawny skin pulled taut across …

Continue reading →

“Looking for Bobby,” or Losing & Finding Ourselves

May 17, 2015

May is short story month, and in celebration I’m posting a short story I wrote years ago and published in …

Continue reading →

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Join 11.5K other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • Matthew Wong’s Mystical Mindscapes
  • “You Know Nothing, Jon Snow.” Part VII of My Halloween Series
  • Evil Incarnate, More Dangerous than Demons: Part VI of My Halloween Series
  • True Tales for Halloween: The Night a Demon Sat on My Chest
  • A Halloween Special: When the Dead Refuse to Leave, & Resident Evil
  • True Tales about the Hauntings, Ghosts & Demons I Have Known
  • The O in October, My Birth Month
  • Seeking Solitude, a Quiet Eddy in a Rushing Stream

NOVELS

Top Posts

  • Blogging and "The Accident of Touching"
  • The Weight of Snow and Regret & Bo Hopkins' Blues
  • Celebrating Lasting Love
  • On Herds, Husbands & Riffing on Writing
  • Joy Not Shared, Dies Young
  • Poetry in the Time of Corona
  • Artists & Writers in Their Studios
  • The Art of Living, a Reminder
  • O Holy Night, What Stars Give Birth To
  • Pinch Me! Writers House Accepts My Novel

Monthly Archives

Topic Categories

https://www.facebook.com/DeborahJBrasket

Purpose of Blog

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.

299,331 hits

299,331 hits

Blog at WordPress.com.

Loading Comments...