The Reason and the Why I can’t claim to have many fans of my writing. I think everyone who publishes would like to think that there’s this group of people absolutely chomping at the bit for the next release but I am not much for lying to myself. Those people just don’t exist for me.… Continue reading The Reason and the Why
Tag: fiction
Books are Doors. You are the Key.
STORY TIME! – The Raging Stallion
Gaze in wonder upon the ridiculousness that is my sort of attempt at romantic fiction. I wrote it for a 'zine some friends and I do occasionally. Yup. The Raging Stallion by Christopher Scott Ringler Meredith was sunning herself by the pond when she first saw the stallion and until then she had been… Continue reading STORY TIME! – The Raging Stallion
The Collection
When I began writing as a teenager I didn't really have an end-goal, didn't have an agenda, and didn't see anything but the words as they spun out before me. The older I got the more ambitious I got and the wider my view became. The words and stories still seem like magic, like… Continue reading The Collection
Nights Of Black Hearts – a journey into the void
After I had put a few books out I started to get a little mischievous. I loved putting books together with no notice, no fanfare, and no hints and to just release it and even if no one else cared it meant something to me because I loved the playfulness of it. the mystery. This… Continue reading Nights Of Black Hearts – a journey into the void
CEMETERY EARTH – a novel by Chris Ringler
The Age of Man is coming to an end. After a long and steady decline into shadows the world has fallen into darkness and the last days of Mankind have come. It is the Dead Age. The Dead have returned to reclaim the world. Driven by an unseen master the dead rise from their graves… Continue reading CEMETERY EARTH – a novel by Chris Ringler
Where We Are
It occurred to me a little bit ago that in the long time I have been writing I have put out or been in a LOT of publications. More than I consider a lot of the time. I made a list and it was pretty ridiculous. I thought I would share it, not out of… Continue reading Where We Are
What You Bury
What You Bury Will Return In front of him was row after row of benches that lead all the way to the front of the barn and on the benches were people huddled together and bent forward as if in prayer. How they could see, let alone stand the stench, Hunter hadn’t a clue but… Continue reading What You Bury
MILK MAN – story
MILK MAN The bells over the door chimed and the old man looked up and grimaced. His hearing aid was up too loud and everything came at him like giant screaming children in Hell. He turned his attention to the teenager at the register and shook his head as he saw that the young man… Continue reading MILK MAN – story
MOMENT – a story
MOMENT Her smile was more blood than teeth but there was a wild joy in her bright blue eyes full of enough joy to make my heart want to explode. It was the last thing I expected to see as I pulled her back to her feet, the pulse of the crowd like that of… Continue reading MOMENT – a story
It's That Time Again…Time For A Good Scare
Ohhh, you can feel it in the wind. Can hear it in the rustle of the leaves. You can even smell it in the air. Halloween is creeping its way nearer and nearer and it's a perfect time for stories that will chill your bones. Well, you've come to the right place . Do I… Continue reading It's That Time Again…Time For A Good Scare
A Shadow Over Ever – an excerpt
Last night was an amazing night for me. I have wanted to see the release of my novel A Shadow Over Ever for a long, long time and it's amazing to finally have it out.Here is a sample from deeper in the book, when things are established and the true danger is becoming apparent. This… Continue reading A Shadow Over Ever – an excerpt
A Note To Friends And A Press Release – Hooray?
Eighteen years ago I began a journey. It started with a short, weird little story about an angry man with a pumpkin on his head and it became the seed for what would eventually become my first and perhaps only novel. This novel has been with me for a long time. From that short story… Continue reading A Note To Friends And A Press Release – Hooray?


