The first thing you may ask is - why on earth are you giving a story away? Well, I like the story, and I want people to read it. That's the easiest answer. But truly, this is a way to let you see what I do, and how I do it. And if you like… Continue reading Invocation – a story
Tag: fiction
A Reminder From the Back
So I had the distinct honor today of meeting with a friend to talk about writing, and while we were talking it hit me that, darn do I sound dour about writing. And I don't MEAN to, I mean, if I didn't love writing then I wouldn't do it, but I think it's more that… Continue reading A Reminder From the Back
The Blood Red Prairie – a story
In honor of Father’s Day I wrote my dad a short Western. I hadn’t written a Western before and it was pretty fun. Not sure I’d do a lot of them but it’s always good to try something different to see what you end up with. This is what I came up with. The Blood… Continue reading The Blood Red Prairie – a story
Appetizers – a story
This was a story I wrote for a friend of mine and Amanda’s. It was her birthday and this was my gift. It changed a LOT along the way, but I am pretty happy with how it came together. Appetizers She shouldn't be out this far, out this late, and certainly not alone. She knew… Continue reading Appetizers – a story
THE MEEP SHEEP cover revealed
Well, the time is now. Here, officially, is the cover for The Meep Sheep. It makes me really happy to get this chance to show you the cover. April couldn’t come soon enough for me, because I was always waiting for April to reveal the cover art. A lot of people try to do… Continue reading THE MEEP SHEEP cover revealed
Your Dust – edit
So this is the edit of the story I posted the other day. This is very similar to draft one but there are some things added, some changes of ‘her’ to ‘you’ as the story teller is speaking to his wife. I tried to spook it up a bit more, and overall creep it up.… Continue reading Your Dust – edit
Your Dust – a story
I had mentioned recently the notion of drafts and how a story forms and is changed through writing drafts so, in that spirit, I offer you the first draft of a new story. This was a story that came to me, as most do, with a fleeting notion of someone not being able to… Continue reading Your Dust – a story
“Are you ready to learn?”
Excerpt from THE BOX The screams, the screams had hung with him almost as much as the smell had, but the screams were worse. More real. The frightened shrieks of animals being slaughtered. Being butchered. Cut open from throat to belly as they writhed in sickening agony. As their life and entrails splashed to the… Continue reading “Are you ready to learn?”
But What WERE You Gonna Call It?
I dunno if it is ever super-easy to title something you are releasing to the public but with a bigger work, like a book in my case, the whole AHH, WHAT DO I CALL IT thing gets a little bigger. With The Meep Sheep, the new book, I needed a title, as I said before,… Continue reading But What WERE You Gonna Call It?
Upcoming Podcastery!
On February 11th I have the honor of being featured on Emerian Rich’s Horror Addicts podcast with a story I wrote just for that show called Pyramids and Butterscotch, which is a mummy tale. I am pretty stoked to be on the show and am really happy with the story that she will be featuring.… Continue reading Upcoming Podcastery!
Fare Well – a story
As a Christmas gift, I wrote this story for my girlfriend Amanda. This is part of the same story cycle/mythos as the Meep Sheep. Fare Well Amanda wiped away the tears as her carriage left the city of the pandas and headed her into the snow and to a home she hadn’t been to in… Continue reading Fare Well – a story
The Opening Night Jitters – a Halloween story
The Opening Night Jitters Billy put the last body in place and let out a long breath. It was done. At least his part in it. Beyond the zombies and the skeletons wasn’t his problem, that was Mark’s job, and if Mark was still making eyes at Dani, well, that sir, wasn’t his problem, now… Continue reading The Opening Night Jitters – a Halloween story
E-Book Cummings
I think that most writers these days have their minds turning from time to time to the subject of e-books. It is hard to deny that, knock-knock-knock, the future of the written word is here. Sure, it will take time for things to change over, and the book and printed word won't 'die' for a… Continue reading E-Book Cummings
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 