I recently saw someone say that we must keep in mind with Trump conservatives that they are just people like we are and we need to treat them with respect and kindness as we would everyone else. I saw that and my eyes near to fell out of my head at the audacity of it… Continue reading Building a Bridge Out of Words
Category: Bloggy
Goodbye to a Good Boy
I find that in thinking about what to write for this blog, what to say about the best dog I could imagine, my mind goes to the end. His end. My mind goes to the idea that we offer pets a dignity that humans are not afforded - an end to the suffering. An end… Continue reading Goodbye to a Good Boy
The Call is Coming From Within the House
In a time when everything has become weaponized. Everything is politicized. It feels dangerous to love. Oh, sure, we can do it, be bold, and loud, and love to spite those that hate, but loving is dangerous in times like these. My wife and I are IVF parents. The journey was hard, expensive, and dangerous… Continue reading The Call is Coming From Within the House
Seeing is Believing – I Have Videos!
I sometimes forget that I have a YouTube page. It's true!I have short films on there, story readings, teasers for some of my books, and an event I did with some other authors to talk about writing. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/@grimringler
Hey! It’s the Spooky Chris Podcast
If you have stopped by the site before, well, HI, thanks for ignoring the bleeding walls and wailing pillow cushions and returning. There are a few different sections on the site to check out but one that you may not have explored is my podcast. I started the podcast in 2020 as COVID-19 was starting… Continue reading Hey! It’s the Spooky Chris Podcast
You Do It Because You Have No Choice
I have talked about it before in other blogs but there’s a point with every creative where you ask yourself - why am I doing this? Most of us ask ourselves this about one thing or another. That self-assessment makes us examine the things we are doing and whether they are valuable in the end. … Continue reading You Do It Because You Have No Choice
A Deep Breath
When I write my political blogs, like this one is, I understand that I am writing them for myself. The people that agree with me already agree with me. Those that don’t are not going to be swayed.That’s how it works. I get that. Frankly, our beliefs and convictions should be strong enough that a… Continue reading A Deep Breath
Nothing Good Can Come of This
Fandom, like society, has lost its collective mind. Where once it was understood that fandoms clashed, that fans would butt heads, and that there would always be a What I Like Is Better Than What You Like argument, it’s all gone far, far past what was once good-natured fun. We can’t just LIKE things anymore,… Continue reading Nothing Good Can Come of This
Then Do It Yourself
I am burned out. I am over it. I have been doing events with people since 2005. Art shows. Concerts. Kid's events. From there I started doing rummage sales at bars and in the building where I lived. Loose, laid back events where folks could sell their stuff in a funky setting. From there I… Continue reading Then Do It Yourself
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY DISAPPEARANCES – found footage review
In found footage there is a democratization to filmmaking that I admire. ANYONE can make a found footage film and have a chance to get it seen by people. That's pretty great. It doesn't mean these films will be GOOD, per se, but that they have the opportunity to make it on say, a cell… Continue reading THE WASHINGTON COUNTY DISAPPEARANCES – found footage review
Just What We Wanted
It’s interesting that you hear time and again how America is the new Roman empire - the greatest society ever built. Interesting because we leave out the part where the empire came crumbling down because the people that swore to serve it decided that what they wanted mattered more than what the nation needed. It… Continue reading Just What We Wanted
Trash
Three cheers for the trash. Let’s celebrate the trash, shall we? The things that we love that others deride and hate. The art, the music, the movies, the books, the television, the whatever it is that makes our hearts sing and brings ridicule from those around us. Let us raise a glass and toast these… Continue reading Trash
We Need Your Help
About eight years ago my wife and I fell in love. Not with each other, that had already happened, but with this big fella. He was a rescue husky that we fell in love with at first sight. His name was Ranger and we didn't want to make it too hard for him to learn… Continue reading We Need Your Help
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 