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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Tag Archives: When Things Go Missing

A Kintsugi Novel, Finding Beauty in Broken Things

July 27, 2025

I’ve always been fascinated by the Japanese art of kintsugi and all it represents. “The story of kintsugi—this style of …

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“What If?” – The Catalyst that Compelled Me to Write a Novel

July 13, 2025

“What if” sets the imagination soaring and compels writers to pick up their pens or pull out their laptops. It’s …

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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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“When Things Go Missing” – How Absence Shapes Our Lives

May 18, 2025

Since May has been proclaimed both National Short Story Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, …

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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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