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Rhett Bratt

Re-Entry

7 months ago life as I once knew it exploded into tiny, tiny bits.

Mar 29

A middle-aged man and woman smile

Mar 29

Recovering

Six months in

Mar 21

A smiling woman lying on a sofa flashes a V sign with her fingers

Mar 21

Rachael

My niece died last week.

Mar 11

Rachael

Mar 11

Capsized

Man far overboard

Oct 22, 2024

An unshaven middle-aged man wearing glasses and a hospital gown in a hospital room

Oct 22, 2024

Strength

I wish for it. Mostly in vain.

Oct 7, 2024

A happy middle-aged woman wearing a black sleeveless dress and gold gardening gloves prunes a yellow rose bush.

Oct 7, 2024

Failing

I cannot honor my promises

Oct 4, 2024

A middle-aged man with sunglasses stands with a woman in a denim visor with a city in the background below them

Oct 4, 2024

Love Promises

But life determines

Sep 6, 2024

Love Promises

Sep 6, 2024

View from the Sidelines

Naked and afraid

Sep 1, 2024

A beautiful smiling woman scratches under the chin of a small black dog

Sep 1, 2024

Love Is Constant

In good times and bad times

Aug 28, 2024

Love Is Constant

Aug 28, 2024

Love Is Patient

Sometimes it takes a while to find it

Aug 23, 2024

Love Is Patient

Aug 23, 2024

You Know Better Than Me?

Don’t Tread On Me

Aug 18, 2024

You Know Better Than Me?

Aug 18, 2024

Are We All Weenies?

More thoughts while running

Aug 10, 2024

Four middle-aged runners in sunglasses holding beer glasses

Aug 10, 2024

Flights of Fancy

Or, what I think about when I run

Aug 2, 2024

A man with gray hair and a red shirt with a racing bib smiles while running

Aug 2, 2024

Of Goals and Obstacles

Wherein stuff happens . . . .

Jul 27, 2024

An older man wearing a smile and a red t-shirt stands in front of a grizzly bear poster

Jul 27, 2024

Reset

Decks cleared, it’s time for a do-over

Jul 19, 2024

Four middle-aged men in sunglasses and running clothes holding beer cups

Jul 19, 2024

Judgment, Passion, and Youth

My daughter and I argue. A lot.

Apr 26, 2024

And older man and his 20-something daughter dressed in yellow sit in a cafe

Apr 26, 2024

Prescription for Health, Easily Ignored

It’s not complicated. Just hard.

Apr 14, 2024

Four friends embracing on a ridge at sunrise

Apr 14, 2024

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Friendships, Old and Not

Meeting new friends challenges me.

Mar 23, 2024

8 older men, white-haired or balding, standing outside

Mar 23, 2024

Coffee Changed My Life (Sort Of)

I came to coffee later than most. Much later.

Mar 2, 2024

Coffee Changed My Life (Sort Of)

Mar 2, 2024

Running in Winter. For the first time.

I have never run in snow or on ice.

Jan 29, 2024

An older man in bright running clothes and black beanie gives a thumbs up

Jan 29, 2024

Rhett Bratt

Rhett Bratt

I write, I read, I run (slowly), I throw mediocre pots. I do my best, but I fail regularly. Mostly I just try.

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