LITO J. VILORIA 

I was catching up with my niece the other day—one of those conversations that starts casually and ends up cracking something open. We were talking about feeling stuck. About the strange, quiet pressure of being creative. About how making art isn’t just expression—it’s exposure. She’s an incredible artist based in San Francisco, navigating grief, loss, and the relentless question creatives carry: How do you keep going when life keeps interrupting your momentum? What struck me

A raw, honest reflection on grieving during the holidays, redefining strength after loss, and finding small moments of hope when life feels unbearably heavy.

Grief, creativity, and healing after loss—an honest reflection on showing up, choosing light, and honouring love. I didn’t set out to make something profound. I was in a creative slump—one of those quiet, stubborn seasons where inspiration doesn’t knock and discipline feels heavier than usual. So I made a simple deal with myself: show up anyway. Every day. Write something short. Film it. Speak it into the camera. Total cringe. Total discomfort. An exercise in doing hard thing

There’s a strange kind of comedy in being alive right now. Like watching the world spiral into chaos while holding a green smoothie and a gratitude journal, trying desperately to remember how to breathe through your nose and think positive thoughts. Every headline is a punchline, every outrage a rerun. The absurdity isn’t that the world is burning — it’s that we’ve learned to scroll through the flames while meal-prepping for the perfect balance of macros. And yet… there’s hop

We’ve all heard the fear-mongering: AI is coming for our jobs.  Artists, writers, designers—creatives of all kinds—are supposedly on the...

When Canadian comedy icon Mike Myers rocked a “Canada is not for sale” T-shirt, mouthed “elbows up” twice, and gave his left elbow a tap...

I read that your brain processes approximately 70,000 thoughts a day. Fascinating, right? That little fact was the catalyst for creating...

For over a year, I’ve been carrying this idea—a blog called The Medley . The tagline? “Every day, your brain processes about 70,000...