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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Yosemite, A Temple in the Wild

December 18, 2023

“There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however …

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Growing Orbits of Love — From the Sensual to the Sacred in Prose & Poetry

March 29, 2023

He passed his fingertips over her skin almost without touching her, and experienced for the first time the miracle of …

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“Isn’t It a Pity,” A Fitting Duet for MLK Day

January 17, 2022

If you’ve never heard Nina Simone’s version of George Harrison’s song “Isn’t it a Pity,” I can’t think of a …

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“The Fierce Urgency of Now”: Dismantling the Big Lie, Bridging the Big Divides

January 18, 2021

Like so many Americans, I’ve been struggling these past twelve days to wrap my mind around what happened on January …

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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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