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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing from the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Tag Archives: living on the street

“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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“I See You But Do You See Me?” – Artist Marc Clamage, Bearing Witness

June 11, 2014

Since my last post, I discovered another artist who refuses to turn away. He bears witness one face at a time by …

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Houseless, not Homeless

December 13, 2013

Once when I was part of an effort to end homelessness in our community, one of the participants who had …

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“Rider on the Storm” – My Wild Child, My Son

January 27, 2013

Recently I posted a tribute to my daughter on her wedding day, and as I wrote it, I wondered about …

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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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