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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Tag Archives: Reading

This Sea Within, A Poem & Excerpt From My Novel

August 10, 2026

I wrote this poem while writing my novel This Sea Within about love and war in Central America. I wrote …

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Release Day for This Sea Within: Spilling So Many Emotions

June 15, 2026

She’s here! Free at last. Out into the big world all on her own. I’m not sure how I feel …

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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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Historical Fiction: Reading, Writing, and Reviewing

April 20, 2026

I’ve long loved reading historical fiction. In the past some favorite authors and reads were James Clavell’s Shogun and Tai-Pan; …

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My Book Buffet Newsletter, February 2026

February 28, 2026

Dear Friends and Followers, Welcome to My Book Buffet, a monthly newsletter featuring updates on my publishing adventure, including my novels When …

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My Book Buffet Newsletter, January 2026

January 31, 2026

Dear Friends and Followers, Welcome to my January Book Buffet, a monthly newsletter featuring updates on my publishing adventure, including my novels When …

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“When Things Go Missing” Is Released! Another Dream Realized

September 22, 2025

My debut novel When Things Go Missing is finally, officially, published today! It is a creative endeavor long in the making that …

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My Lately: Book Launch, Reviews, & Backyard Bliss

August 25, 2025

Things have been crazy around here this summer, getting ready to launch my debut novel, as well as visits with …

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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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The Pieta & the Writer’s Palette

August 12, 2024

It’s been said that for the writer the blank page is our canvas and words our paint. But I don’t …

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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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