The Daily Riley

I can't think straight! Here's everything I want to write about: Meditating on the feeling of my goals being achieved is a daunting but...

Big blue supermoon yesterday. Did you look at it? I'm glad I did. Ellena asked if I wanted to set any intention for the month ahead while...

I've been thinking hard about desire. It's important! Have you thought about desire lately? There's a DEVO song called "I Desire." It's...

I don't know a ton about Brian Eno. He's a very accomplished musician and producer. But what I do know of his work has made a lasting...

On Saturday I had an epiphany and I’m thankful I did something with it. The lightbulb moment: being my ideal future self requires...

Instagram fed me one of Rick Rubin’s video content bites. I’m assuming it’s a passage from his creativity book. I like Rick Rubin. The...

I'm obsessed with Obsidian. It's a note taking software. It's free. Here's a link. Here's a very to-the-point YouTube tutorial playlist....

I remember an interview with an actor where they said "my body is my office." I love it! I should have taken my office for a longer walk...

On this day, the National Day of Solidarity, I dressed up in a gnome costume and joined the SAG-AFTRA / WGA picket line near Hudson...

I can't remember a time when the world has driven home a lesson with such clarity, over and over again. Thankfully, it's a fun lesson:...

I don't want to make excuses. That's a lie, yes I do. Ellena has family in town. I offered to take care of the hospitality while she was...

I know myself fairly well. I've been through this enough times to anticipate the internal roller coaster. I'm proud of myself for even...

I made my intentions public. Now, I keep on writing about the writing, instead of writing what I'm writing to you about what I'm going to...

I can chart a personal history of creative projects that I developed "title first." Vacation Jason was absolutely a name before a...

On Saturday I sat and watched yet another video in search of the magic words that would give me the courage to do my thing. Here's the...

My summer was packed with the kind of experiences for which I had been pining like a damn pine tree. I went to places beautiful and...

I've been stop-starting reading The Gift by Lewis Hyde for a long time now. It hasn't stopped me from talking about the book as if I've...

I carried a notepad in my back pocket all summer. I scribbled ideas, reminders, email address and recommendations. I'm chipping away at...

It’s the clip making the rounds on the inspirational motivational TikTok / Instagram Reels / YouTube Shorts circuit. Leslie Jones in...

I went away to a piece of land in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains to have group discussions with the School for Designing A...