The Spooky World of Chris Ringler
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For those outside of the Mid-Michigan area something called Back To The Bricks means very little to you but for me, and for those of us who live in the Flint area, it's a pretty big deal. Back To The Bricks is Flint's annual car cruise and show which brings hundreds of cars and thousands… Continue reading Back to the Bricks 2009
Twice I can recall times where writing just broke my heart. The first time was I was still a teenager and had been working on a story called Road Kill for what must have been weeks. It was the longest piece I had written I was really proud of it. I had a notebook I… Continue reading The Ones That Get Away
These are the last of my Garden photos that I did last weekend down the alley where I live. These are less whimsical and are more visceral. The theme is similar to what has been seen in photos I have done before but I am more confident with the camera, have a better camera, and… Continue reading Garden of Eden 3
More pics from the alley near my apartment.
Where I live in downtown Flint is a pretty fun little area. I live on the main drag through Flint, called Saginaw Street, and have an alley behind the building which butts us up against the Capitol Theater, an old school theater that is full of character but which has seen better days. Down our… Continue reading In the Garden
Hey there, my name is Chris, and you are? Great, great, great. Thanks for coming by________. It's great to see you again/for the first time. Super. Yeah. So, what's that, who am I and what do I do? Why ______________ I am glad you asked. My name is Chris Ringler and I am a writer… Continue reading Who I Am…(for those of you just discovering me)
For the past three years some friends and I have been putting together indie art shows in downtown Flint that we called Guerilla Art shows - the name deriving from what my landlord called the first one he had us put together, he wanting a 'guerilla art show' in the building where I live, on… Continue reading Guerilla Art Show – the show that was
So recently a video was posted online at http://www.thisaintflint.ca that was produced to show how swell Ottawa, Canada is. Now, while I am always for showing how great the place where you live and work is, but this campaign uses Flint (circa 1989) as a counterpoint to how great Ottawa is, which I tend to… Continue reading My Flint…
This past Saturday was one of the first significantly nice days of 2009 and presented a perfect opportunity to get out and take advantage of my camera so, with my lovely girlfriend in tow, we went around downtown Flint and took some pictures near the riverfront. It is strange how much history is here, in… Continue reading Tales of Ruin, Tales of Hope – 1
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 