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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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A Halloween Special: When the Dead Refuse to Leave, & Resident Evil

October 22, 2026

My continuing series of True Life Ghost Stories to celebrate Halloween. Read Parts I and II here. True Ghost Stories, …

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The O in October, My Birth Month

October 4, 2026

The author is taking a break to focus on writing the second book in the Sea Within Trilogy, viewing this process as soul-work. October serves as a significant month for reflection and creation, symbolizing transformation and connection to both the natural and supernatural worlds. A series of personal stories will accompany this writing journey.

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Self-Portraits by Mary Oliver and Me

September 13, 2026

I woke this morning to the scent of the tropics wafting on the breeze. The tailwind of a hurricane blowing …

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On This Mystical Union Between Reader & Writer

May 3, 2026

In light of our coming demise, nothing at all matters in the long run. Yet everything matters in the moment. …

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O Holy Night, Star of Wonder & Delight

December 21, 2025

“O star of wonder, star of light,star with royal beauty bright,westward leading, still proceeding,guide us to thy perfect light.” –From …

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Feeling the Flow, from Mountain-Top to Marketplace

November 10, 2025

Have you ever felt being in the flow of things? That optimum experience that many athletes and artists feel when …

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Prose Poem: 13 Ways of Looking at Dying

October 19, 2025

October is the month I was born and the month my mother died. Sweetness and sadness rolled into one. It …

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A Heroic Uprising –This is What Democracy Looks Like

June 16, 2025

Like so many others I attended a “No Kings” protest rally this weekend. It was exhilarating to see all the …

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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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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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