Water with a Razor’s Edge

July 24, 2017

One of my favorite pastimes when we were sailing was watching the wake the boat made slipping through still waters. …

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 …

November 21, 2013

I spent yesterday in the hospital with my son, who had overdosed on heroin. I’d found him that morning unconscious …

October 14, 2013

My continuing series of True Life Ghost Stories to celebrate Halloween. My grandmother Margaret had a hard life. Widowed in …

August 29, 2013

I’ve been busy recently re-vamping my writers website at http://www.djbrasket.com, as well as creating a Facebook Author page, and setting …

July 3, 2013

This post is a continuation of the article I wrote about long-distance sailing with children that I wrote long ago …

June 30, 2013

The following is an article published in Latitude 38 many years ago. I’m reprinting it here as part of our Sea …

April 28, 2013

They say opposites attract. That was true when my husband and I first met. I found in him everything I …

October 30, 2012

The most horrifying sound I’ve ever heard came one night soon after we moved here. A scream of pure terror …