Jonathan Riley

Writer. Lawyer. Father. I invent worlds, negotiate reality, and lose arguments to my children. Author of THE GATEKEEPERS.

[Jonathan Riley @JonJon1906]

I’m finally showing up here and looking for my people—readers and writers who love YA horror, sci-fi, Black speculative fiction, and stories where the world slips sideways.

Writer, lawyer, husband, lots of other things.

If this is your lane too, say hello and tell me what you’re reading.

[Ele 🌻 @elenadesaa1999]

Les juro que es horrible tener que luchar con tu propia cabeza, un día estás súper bien y al otro no tienes ganas de nada, te sientes estresado, cansado y sin ganas de nada.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

A library is one of the last places on earth that asks nothing of you.
No ads. No algorithm. No one trying to make you angry.
Just a quiet room full of the best thinking humans ever did. We should be spending way more time in there.

[Principal⭐️ @OkadikeOnyeisi]

You gotta have a personal code of ethics that you won't break or bend for no one. No matter how people start acting, stick to your code.

[Nuelxx @nuel_szy]

Does anyone else with ADHD say “sorry, what?” even though you DID actually hear what the person said… your brain just hadn’t finished processing it yet?

And then you start answering them halfway through them repeating themselves 😅

[𝓛𝓾𝔃 𝓨𝓮𝓰𝓻𝓸𝓼 @luzpy_01]

Nunca me interesó demasiado una vida ruidosa. Dame una mente llena de preguntas, un cuerpo fuerte, trabajo que me desafíe, libros pendientes, algo en qué creer y un hogar al que siempre quiera volver.

[The Observer @GhostKnowsYou]

It’s weird how you can miss a time in your life that you didn’t even realize was good while you were living it.

[Unfiltered Thoughts @Unfiltered_TX]

the older you get, the less impressive being busy sounds

showing up for your life is harder than filling every hour of it

[bellaᥫ᭡🍒 @vamp1bella]

saying "i'll remember" instead of writing it down was the first mistake

[diva @divaagurlxw]

I fucking love people who become more themselves with age. Stranger taste. Clearer boundaries. Louder laugh. Less interest in impressing random people. Watching somebody slowly stop auditioning for the world is fucking beautiful.

[Kate Halena @KateHalena]

Keep writing. You didn’t create all these fictional people and ruin their lives just to abandon them halfway through.

[H O N E Y @HoneyTooRaw]

the funniest thing about social anxiety is realizing nobody is thinking about you as much as you think they are 😭 everybody too busy thinking about themselves.

[Viktor @FB_viktor]

Introverts become talkative once you mention their niche interests, you’ll beg them to shut up 😂

[alfie @alfienxo]

Do you ever pull out your phone to check the time but you have to do it again because you forgot to look at the clock or am | just stupid

[Keeks 🦋 @DietCoke_Esq]

All the clocks in my home and office are set 20 mins ahead. ADHD time blindness is a mindset. Similar to jet lag, you can just simply refuse to have it

[𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝 @LEGENDBANKS]

fun fact ADHD people can't use the produce drawer. anything behind a door stops existing. my whole fridge is arranged around the fact that i cannot be trusted with a closed compartment.

[Jonathan Riley @JonJon1906]

Lemme tell you about this thing called ADHD and task paralysis. . .

[𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚊 @byokpara]

lazy. we’re all guilty of this, aren’t we? 🙃

[Jonathan Riley @JonJon1906]

Not even sure about boundaries. Some folks are habitual line-steppers.

[Josh @JD_Quotes2017]

Unfortunately, sometimes you have to be a little mean to make people realize you're not someone to be played with. Not everyone respects kindness, but they will respect boundaries.

[gigi🫧 @gigi_sofly]

setting boundaries after being a people pleaser is such a weird experience because why do i feel guilty every time i choose myself 😭 like no, i’m not being mean. i’m just finally listening to myself too.

[Jonathan Riley @JonJon1906]

Been doing this for as long as I can remember. It’s like my own little blooper reel.

[yimika. @yimikaaaa]

I cringe sooooooo hard when I think about some moments in my life like WHYYYYYYYYYY DIDDDDDDDD I EVERRRRR DO THAT!!!

[yimika. @yimikaaaa]

I cringe sooooooo hard when I think about some moments in my life like WHYYYYYYYYYY DIDDDDDDDD I EVERRRRR DO THAT!!!