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A Hero A Day
This is Hal. He's a powerful man who has it all until one devastating business crisis shatters his sense of self. Nothing looks the same...

Riley Murphy
Feb 29, 20242 min read


What is Author Riley Murphy Doing Today?
Well… I am wrestling the rights of some projects to get them back into the fold. I’m negotiating a deal that may make me smile VERY big....

Riley Murphy
Nov 14, 20232 min read


Before. After.
This is the before shot of a pair of lamps I purchased at a church donation center. I don’t have the shades yet as I had to order them,...

Riley Murphy
Nov 2, 20233 min read


RIDDLE ME THIS
When can you egregiously insult a woman, and make her smile at the same time? Well, I hear some of you saying it’s not possible, but it...

Riley Murphy
Oct 25, 20233 min read


I WAS ROBBED!
Meet Alley-Hand-Row. This magnificent beast is our smoker and until yesterday, he was placed quite nicely under our tree that sides along...

Riley Murphy
Oct 15, 20232 min read


NO I DO NOT WANT TO LOOK AT THE TRAIN WRECK!
I’ve mentioned I’m doing a contract on some freelance work, right? Well, it’s been the highlight of the last week and a half. Seriously....

Riley Murphy
Sep 30, 20233 min read


Cranky Contractor Strikes Again…but Riley only shrugs
Picture this. It’s late evening and I have just finished working on a Freelance project that I am really enjoying, when I hear the growl....

Riley Murphy
Sep 26, 20232 min read


I Had A Dream
Boy did I ever! *Mild disclaimer here* I dream a lot. Mostly Super-human stuff. Flying, saving worlds, inventing new planets that have...

Riley Murphy
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Filthy, Dirty, AI Sex Pros and Cons-New Age Sex or Fake Orgasm?
*Looks right into your eyes* No judgment. I would have clicked too. 😊 So, this post is about the AI scourge hitting its sexual stride....

Riley Murphy
Sep 13, 20239 min read


Mata Hari Would Be Stumped
This post is inspired by the research I'm doing for a book and the info I came across when I did some freelance work writing comedy. As...

Riley Murphy
Sep 5, 20239 min read


OMG! RESEARCH ISLAND!
It was coffee time and I’ve never mentioned this before, but I consider the half hour or so before our day begins, important. It gives us...

Riley Murphy
Aug 27, 20236 min read


I'm writing: The Dom Chronicles
This is the view out of the bay window in my office. It’s the place I turn to when I’m dreaming up my next words for... The Dom...

Riley Murphy
Aug 24, 20236 min read


My House in the Trees
I am loving our old, but new to us, backsplit home. You walk in through the front doors on ground level and when you get to the kitchen,...

Riley Murphy
Aug 18, 20234 min read


PART TWO: A Blogger Gets Paid Five Hundred A Word!
As promised, here it the other side of the coin. Ha ha! I can relate to both, but it's tough either way you look at it, right? (If you...

Riley Murphy
Aug 14, 20238 min read


BLOGGER GETS PAID FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS A WORD!
Part One FIVE HUNDRED A WORD I quickly read that line and thought. If you ever got tired of writing your books there’s a different avenue...

Riley Murphy
Aug 10, 20238 min read


Questioning the Alpha male
This is a little snippet of my current WIP. Pan (Penelope) and Gates are having a fun time together. This means that I'm having a great...

Riley Murphy
Aug 9, 20231 min read


Um…
There I am getting ready to share some POV (point of view) interest from some pages I’m working on. The conversion entails my new work...

Riley Murphy
Jul 9, 20235 min read


How Much Did You Swallow?
*Insert me raising the mighty snow-globe of fate here, and waving it at you* Here’s the deal. I’m trying to get this newly built blog up...

Riley Murphy
Jul 6, 20236 min read


Quid Pro Quo
Latin meaning: Something for Something Haha! I’ve started a new book project and this is what stood out to me today. The old phrase fit...

Riley Murphy
Jul 4, 20235 min read


She Stripped For Him
She stripped for him??? I’m actually talking about myself. In typical Riley fashion, I put myself in third person to get over the...

Riley Murphy
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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