#Growth isn’t about proving anything anymore.
It’s about trusting yourself enough to take the next step—without having it all figured out. Stay #accountable. Give yourself #grace. Keep going.
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getting back on, starting over (again)… that’s the real work. If you’re in one of those “off” phases right now, you’re not failing—you’re just in the middle of it. This was a good reminder for me: bryanwempen.com/fitness-isnt...
I used to think fitness was supposed to be a straight line—work hard, stay consistent, get results—but that’s not how it actually goes. Some weeks you’re locked in, other weeks you’re just trying to show up at all, and honestly that is the process. Falling off,
Out there, she made what she called “cowboy coffee” — no fuss, no filters, just grounds and grit. She was the best of #humanity. I miss her.
Shared a story with my #wife today about my grandmother. She drank the strongest #coffee I’ve ever encountered in life. The kind that could stand up on its own. She spent most of her life on the ranch my grandparents founded and built from the ground up.
With everything happening in MN, posting about my books may seem disconnected. It isn’t. I’m paying attention—to the events and to the #constitutional rights at stake.
New #author website launched: bryanwempen.com
DRINK — some scars are worth fighting for.
A gifted teacher, a life unraveling, and one last chance to stay standing. Visceral, honest, and utterly human — this is a novel about addiction, memory, and the slow work of redemption. Get your copy now. #DRINKnovel #AddictionFiction
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Still huckn books overhere. #fiction #nonfiction #addictionfiction #politics #darkcomedy bryanwempen.com
A bit of #distraction from the world... we all need a little of that these days. #book #fiction bryanwempen.com/drink
Thank you!
“Please support my work by purchasing more of my books at bryanwempen.com/shop-bryan-w... —a line from my last book.”
Writing the 2nd edition of one of my previous books ranges from addiction to adoption to the 1980s farm crisis in #Nebraska. It's a banger. Sober Is Better (2019) bryanwempen.com/messy-lives-... #addiction #sober #farmlife #adoption
Don't ask for much often. An Orchard Ridge family in Gorham, #Maine, lost everything in a #fire. As they work to rebuild, they’re also doing everything they can to keep their small blueberry #farm going. Community #support matters right now.
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Writing the 2nd edition of one of my previous books ranges from addiction to adoption to the 1980s farm crisis in #Nebraska. It's a banger. Sober Is Better (2019) bryanwempen.com/messy-lives-... #addiction #sober #farmlife #adoption
“Please support my work by purchasing more of my books at bryanwempen.com/shop-bryan-w... —a line from my last book.”
Wrote over the holiday. Line from the next book: “It’s only a problem if she’s louder than us. Let’s make sure she’s not. Noise wins elections,” they said. “Flood it, and not a little bit—drown them.” #fiction #2026release #future #suspense #newmexico #series
Going to take a creative-related #class this year, adjacent to writing. It's on developing #screenplays at the local community #college. My goal is to expand how I think about writing, characters, pace, and story. Pretty excited about it.
Had three solid new book ideas over the holiday break. Felt good to spend some time outlining and playing with them. A few stinkers in the mix too—but that’s part of what makes the writing process fun.
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Writing fictional novels about the journey through addiction, brokenness, and the search for self is pretty damn compelling—especially as someone who's been in recovery for several years. #fiction #addictionfiction #stories #books #newrelease #newseries
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Happy New Year, buy my books, wishing you the best, buy my books, sending you laughter, kindness, and hope, buy my books. bryanwempen.com #fiction
End-of-year vax shots done. Not that bad—just a little tired, but that’s a full year of coverage. Well done, me. And credit where it’s due: encouragement from my wife, of course.
DRINK is more than a story of recovery. It’s about betrayal, truth, and a fight to rebuild. Book 1 in a trilogy that doesn’t flinch.
#AddictionFiction #Sober #Drunk #NewMexico
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If you like your romance dark, your comedy sharp, and your families aggressively unconventional—Adoption, Inc. is your book. #fiction #comedy #romance #newmexico
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#Fitness and I have a long, #messy history.
Good stretches. Bad stretches. Starting over more times than I can count. I wrote about that fight—and why I keep stepping back into it anyway. #keepgoing
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Some stories don’t let go after you write them.
DRINK is one of those.
Fiction. Grit. Hard-earned hope. #addictionfiction #fiction #Albuquerque #NewMexico
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That “I’ll do it next week” 5K? Done today. Progress over perfection.
#recovery #getfit #5ktraining