The Spooky World of Chris Ringler
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In this podcast, poet, artist, and musician Glen Birdsall discusses poetry, art, and creativity, with a special focus on the city of Flint. Listeners can explore Glen's artistic works, which are available for purchase on Amazon.com. The conversation highlights the interplay between art and urban life.
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
There’s a strange disconnect between art and entertainment and the people that consume it. A disconnect that somehow doesn’t see the people involved in the creation of said entertainment and art. Both things are necessary, are part of not just our cultural makeup but part of what gets us through the day to day struggles,… Continue reading Day Job
Boy, oh boy did that slippery slope we have all been navigating suddenly turn into a water flume ride. WHOOSH! Down we go. It was bad enough when we had to start contending with the new breed of gaslighters who did it for profit and power alone. Bad actors that weaponized misinformation in ways never… Continue reading The Slippery Real
It seems almost comical that we are suddenly thrust into a time of corporate greed and power that art can be made to casually disappear in order to save a few dollars. We are in a time when the malfeasance and poor business practices of corporations and mega-corporations has filtered down to the creative side… Continue reading Art Is History/Art Is Commerce
These are strange times, to be sure. Unprecedented times. These are the times people will talk about in the future the way we talk about the Great Depression. They will speak of it in a dreamy sort of wonder at how it could have happened and why it happened and ponder how people survived. I… Continue reading Wheels Keep Turnin’
In which I talk about all the weirdo stuff I get up to.
When I first started writing the very first story in the MEEP SHEEP universe there was never meant to be anything more than one story about flying sheep and a princess searching for answers as to who she was. The idea was first about the Bumble Kitties, animals that were part kitty and part bumble… Continue reading Weaving Worlds
A few weeks ago, as it seemed as if the pandemic was lessening, I started asking myself what have you done? Now, mind you, I have still been working through all of this, remotely, but I felt the weight of all of this time. I felt the weight of not being able to see friends,… Continue reading Things To Come
The road to where I am today has had more twists than I care to remember but maybe that is the nature of passion - to take you wherever it is that you will find it. When you stop following that passion, when you stop following your heart you lose sight of what it was… Continue reading Giving Back
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 