Consider this a late Christmas gift. It is rough around the edges and unedited, but there's a little coal within, as well as a small gift, it's up to you to decide which is which. “You’re not the REAL Santa, you know.” “Oh, is that the case?” The man with the long white beard… Continue reading Dancing In Their Heads
Category: Story
A sampling of my stories and poems giving you a glimpse into the darkness.
THE BRIDES – Halloween story 2017
He punched before he even thought twice about it. It just happened. A reaction, something clicking in him and in an instant his fist shot out and returned a satisfying crunch and ‘Uh’ when it connected the idiot in the mask that had jumped out in front of him. The satisfaction was short lived though… Continue reading THE BRIDES – Halloween story 2017
Game Face – Halloween story 2017
GAME FACE “Ah, AH! That…that…” The words didn’t seem to form fast enough to stem the flow of blood. He felt it pooling under the mask and couldn’t stop what came out of his mouth if he wanted to. “…motherfucker. That goddamn motherfucker broke…” “Shut up, son.” The man across from the kid told him… Continue reading Game Face – Halloween story 2017
GLORY – An Easter Story
GLORY POP. The sky flashed for a moment and the children looked around for the source of the sound but in another moment, it seemed to be revealed – a pastel pink balloon a little girl was holding had exploded. The little girl whose balloon it had been looked around at the dozens of children,… Continue reading GLORY – An Easter Story
Worldly Remains
A first draft of a story themed for merry season bathed in gray. Some of them look like vultures, sorting through the socks, and shoes, and underwear while others gather all the pretties, the silverware, the change, and the televisions into one room to go through. It feels like a perverse auction. A twisted gameshow… Continue reading Worldly Remains
Halloween Forever
Halloween, a holiday many of us love, is changing. It is changing as society is changing, and that is a good thing. In order for the holiday to survive and continue it needs to evolve as we do. Some holidays, like Christmas, are steeped in tradition and reverence but Halloween lives on shifting sand and… Continue reading Halloween Forever
SOMETHING IN THE WATER – a story
SOMETHING IN THE WATER First it was one, then two, then three and by the end of the night there were thirteen little bodies washed ashore, their pale peace a startling reminder that brutal life existed outside of leisure in this paradise. The day was overcast and there was no one to witness the landing… Continue reading SOMETHING IN THE WATER – a story
AND WHATEVER CAME NEXT – a story
I don't write romantic stuff a whole lot. It just isn't something that fascinates me as much as other ideas do but this came into my mind and stuck there. I tried to capture the innocence of young summer love and the naive trust in a world that you were just playing a full part… Continue reading AND WHATEVER CAME NEXT – a story
Slow Rot – a story
I guess this is technically Flash Fiction, though I never tend to pay a whole lot of attention to that stuff as I write. This just so happens to be a very brief tale I wrote last night. I like the heck out of it. Strange to be back on a writing kick again with… Continue reading Slow Rot – a story
We Burn – fiction
This is my story in 199 words. I rarely write anything resembling poetry but this is a rare attempt. It is inspired by something, for what it's worth. I haven't really written and finished anything in a bit so this felt good. And I like it, so there's that. We Burn We burn. The candle… Continue reading We Burn – fiction
Visitor – a story
Visitor This is my Christmas story. You can take it as real, or fake, or a mix of both. Most stories are that way. True and false. Because the truth is sometimes scarier. And a lie offers more warmth than the cold, hard truth. I was ten when it happened. It was Christmas Eve and… Continue reading Visitor – a story
FIRST FROST – 2014 Holiday Story
Every year I try, try, try to write a story that fits the holidays. I try to write a Halloween story and try to write a Christmas story. The follow is the 2014 Holiday Story. It's set in the world of CEMETERY EARTH but it works on it's own. It's very brief but I like… Continue reading FIRST FROST – 2014 Holiday Story
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 