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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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It’s a Wrap! This Sea Within Book Tour Comes to a Thrilling Conclusion

June 22, 2026

It’s been a wild ride! I couldn’t be more thrilled with how this Book Tour ended. That’s why I want …

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Opening Paragraphs: What They Reveal About Our Characters

May 28, 2026

As an English major and teacher I loved analyzing literature, looking at the first sentences and paragraphs of books to …

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“The Wildness & the Mystery” – What Draws Us as Writers

May 24, 2026

“Maybe I’m going feral in my old age. I find that the older I get, the more baffling it all …

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Speaking of Erotica . . . How I Came to Write This Sea Within

May 10, 2026

Many years ago I wrote the following blog post: Speaking of erotica. . . have you read anything hot lately? …

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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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Returning to a “Strange & Beautiful” Entanglement

April 27, 2026

Sometimes when needed most, we come across an essay that speaks the words of our heart and reminds us of …

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Cover Reveal & Design for This Sea Within

April 12, 2026

I’m excited to share the full-color cover of my new novel. My designer Baris Sehri, who I found on Reedsy, …

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Days After the World Was Supposed to End

April 9, 2026

After these nail-biting days in which the President of the United States, on Easter Day, threatened to end the world …

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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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When Every Cell Becomes a Miracle – Dancing on Ecstatic Toes

December 14, 2025

I’ve always loved Walt Whitman’s way of turning the mundane into a miracle, or seeing what’s marvelous in the everyday. …

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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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