The Daily Riley

As soon as the hiding stops, things get better. Or at least, new possibilities present themselves. Not writing has been a hiding tactic....

Hi. It's me, Riley Soloner! In January 2024, you have two different opportunities to play with me as I lead some clown classes at...

Hello! This is me checking in to say: this is all I'm going to write today. And now, I will hit 'publish.' And then I will close my...

Still doing my tarot thing. I pulled Number Zero, the Fool card today. I sat and drew the card in my journal. I skipped the next three...

I'm tired, it's getting cold. I feel my fire gradually snuffing out for the season. I don't like the feeling. But in this moment, I'm...

I had a good, long phone call. My friend graciously listened and offered input after I gave the rundown about everything on the amorphous...

I've been observing a subtle change. I feel a kinship with artists who have been working at their thing long enough to get closely...

It's too easy to look down. I slump and slouch and watch my shoes when I walk. Ever since I learned about the health benefits of getting...

Today in the clown studies Zoom, we dove into the history of Russian clowns. We discussed the appearances, performances and impact of...

Yesterday I managed to squeeze out a blog post about being uninspired, deflated and unsure about the work. If I can give myself a bit of...

It's hard to find! On Saturday I was part of a play test for an immersive experience. Dressed in gnome with pointy hat and pointy ears....

Here I sit. A clown and a Jew, feeding on the daily ground-up info-meal. Friends condemn destruction and violence. They gather their...

I went to a clown show last night in Brooklyn. It was an end-of-class show for an Intro to Clowning class. It was sweet and fun. So much...

I expectantly take a mental inventory at what I'm working on and how. My heart rate kicks up. Where's the show, the sketch, the act, the...

To the surprise of no one, I am taking a course called Clown Studies. Here's an excerpt from my homework: Can you begin to specify some...

I experienced a kind of mini magical moment on Saturday. It's bits like these that remind me to keep steady on this path. Ellena and I...

I saw Dicks: The Musical at the Angelika last night. It felt like a really big deal! Here we have A24's first musical written by and...

I was a The Artist's Way guy for a stretch. You know: an underemployed, low self esteem artist. Heard of 'em??? One bit of the book that...

Still doing my little daily practice in an effort to bud into a tarot card freak. It felt very auspicious to pull The Fool on the day I...

Feedback from last night’s clown hall is trickling in. A conversation about how to move forward, a kind suggestion of someone to connect...