So, if you are gonna do the whole writer thing, hell, I guess any arty sorta stuff, there comes the day when you must submit to the will of the Other. Submission is part of the process though. Whatever you do, whatever art you are involved in you have to submit to the public, to… Continue reading Submit, Submit, Submit, they cry!
Tag: fiction
A Novel Affair
So it's funny, at least to me, that I have posted a sample from my novel because it is a novel I never intended to write. It isn't that, you know, I never WANTED to write a novel but... Shit, let's be honest here, I NEVER wanted to write a novel. Never. Ever. Never ever.… Continue reading A Novel Affair
Holiday Story 2008 – Eggnog and Assholes
Egg Nog and Assholes “So do you think he’s coming?” Mark the accountant asked. It wouldn’t be fair to say he was drunk but if you were to search Mark’s desk drawers it’s fair to say you’d find a bottle that didn’t have the cola in it that was advertised on the label. No, he… Continue reading Holiday Story 2008 – Eggnog and Assholes
Absence – a story
I had the distinct honor of working with a local photographer named Brian Morrissey for an arts event called VOICES. I was to write a story based on a picture he had taken. Brian gave me several images to pick from and I had the crazy notion that I could make something using all of… Continue reading Absence – a story
Open Psyche
Can I tell you how hard it is for me to do open mic events? Seriously. What makes it funny though is that I read a story at the World Horror Con in NYC in front of strangers, peers, and famous writer-folk and managed not to faint but I STILL get all discombobulated when I… Continue reading Open Psyche
The Secrets of Agents, Man…
Take the title as a bit of a lie, because it is. Brother, if I had some rune stone that told the secrets of agents, well, this would be a much more popular blog and I wouldn't be wearing various cheeses as hats. For real. No, what prompts this blog is the utter ridiculousness of… Continue reading The Secrets of Agents, Man…
Riding the Hobby Writer Horse
For some reason lately I have felt sorta lonely, as a writer, and have wanted to feel more connected to that community. Specifically the horror writing community, seeing as I like to write creepy stories and all. Now, I won't necessarily say I am a 'horror' writer but being that it sounds sorta silly to… Continue reading Riding the Hobby Writer Horse
After Dusk Falls – story
After Dusk Falls In the distance the trees looked like fading matches, their colors almost glowing in the dying light, and watching it, from a hundred doorways, were five hundred eyes. The children danced from foot to foot, anxiously awaiting the word from their parents that it was time for the night to begin and… Continue reading After Dusk Falls – story
Little Mean Things – a Halloween story
Little Mean Things It was a mistake. A monster. A thing that was not one of nature’s special creatures. It had no right to exist in a world of warm sunshine and cold science, of technology and dead gods but which existed despite all of that. In spite of it. It existed. And it was… Continue reading Little Mean Things – a Halloween story
Hero – story
Hero It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The blood ran from his head, across his face, and fell down onto the grass to form an ever-expanding puddle between his feet. His entire body was aching, sending wave after wave after wave crashing down on him and suddenly he didn’t even think he could stand.… Continue reading Hero – story
Words, I Writes 'Em
I know, I know, it seems like I am not really posting an stories on here and, well, ok, I am not. It isn't because I am not writing but because the stuff I have written is for an event so i can't post them yet. Maybe I can find something. Hmm... Anyway, I am… Continue reading Words, I Writes 'Em
Says She’s An Angel – story
Says She’s An Angel I saw her standing outside of a bar on a Thursday night sometime in the late days of winter. She was drunk, I was well on my way, and it seemed like we were both lonely and broken and waiting in the dark for something to fix us. It was raining… Continue reading Says She’s An Angel – story
Inspiration and Blockage
I can't help but feel blessed to be able to say that, of the great many issues and challenges I have faced as a writer, writer's block hasn't been one of them. Oh, sure, I have moments where I freeze up, where I don't know what I want to write but, for me, it's more… Continue reading Inspiration and Blockage
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 