T.J. Riley has been writing stories since the age of four, armed with a crayon, a stack of printer paper, and absolutely no intention of coloring within the lines. These days, he’s upgraded to keyboards, word processors, and AI companions—but the drive to explore, question, and entertain hasn’t changed one bit.
An optimistic tech enthusiast with a sharp sense of humor and a mind that never powers down (this isn’t always a good thing, he says), T.J. writes to make sense of a world that’s changing faster than most of us can process. He doesn’t claim to be an academic—just someone with a BFA, a lot of curiosity, a passion for research, and a knack for turning big ideas into fun, thought-provoking conversations.
“Life should not be taken too seriously—most days,” T.J. often says.
He lives in the Austin, Texas area, where he splits his time between writing, being a husband, running a wellness business, nerding out over the future, and diving headfirst into philosophical rabbit holes.
He’s probably talking to an AI right now.
If you’re curious what came out of those conversations, give People of Earth a try, but, uh, if you don’t it…it was AIs fault.
