There is a scary trend that seems to be creeping into the Arts, and into life in general and that is the Get Rich Quick mentality of dreams. There is a sense that one's dream is SO important that others should want to make it come true and that it should supersede the dreams of… Continue reading Own Your Dream
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Natural Bored Salesman
I am no sales person. Salesman. Whatever. I ain't it. I wish I was, I do, really. A lot of my jobs I have had would have been waaay easier. Alas, it was not meant to be. I hate asking for help and asking someone to buy something, pitching them on something, is just not… Continue reading Natural Bored Salesman
You Know, Without The Pretense
Oh to live in a world of art without pretension. A world of writers without grandstanding. Le sigh. There is something of a mystery with artsy folk and writers. There’s a sense of disdain for other people that work in their same trade. It’s sort of like how petty music people will act when the… Continue reading You Know, Without The Pretense
We're All In This Together Now
Living in Flint it gets hard to see the future beyond the crumbling facade of the past. Every few months it seems as if there's another article, another opinion piece, another poll that lists Flint as a horrible place to work, to live, and to spend your time and money. It's as if Flint is… Continue reading We're All In This Together Now
Looking for Agents and Publishers In All the Wrong Places
I, like about a ma-JILLION writers out there, am looking to generate some interest in a book. The book in question is my novel A Shadow Over Ever. I love the heck out of this book, and I am not saying that just because I began working on it eighteen years ago. Ok, that's a… Continue reading Looking for Agents and Publishers In All the Wrong Places
Exit Strategy
I have watched the Occupy movement as an interested observer since its inception. It was a movement I didn’t understand completely but which I appreciated as far as the ideas behind it. The movement seemed to grow organically and it spread like wildfire, building into something America hasn’t seen in decades – a youth… Continue reading Exit Strategy
It's the End of the Year As We Know It…
Every year around about this time I sit down and try to give my own thanks to all the people in my life and look back on the year that was. Welcome, friend, to 2011’s version. It’s The End of the Year As We Know It You know, I have been writing these little end… Continue reading It's the End of the Year As We Know It…
How We Got To Where We Went
It feels slightly pompous to act as if putting a horror convention together , a FIRST YEAR horror convention, is anything of great importance and in all honesty, it isn't THAT important but for those of us directly involved in the long process of doing it it was, and it became our lives. As personal… Continue reading How We Got To Where We Went
Just For a Day
I am not a fan of pumping myself up because it just isn't pretty or healthy and when I do it I try to keep it to the books and that stuff just because I need to get more people to take me and my writing and art seriously and accolades help with that. But,… Continue reading Just For a Day
Turn Down That Music You Darn Kids!
I am deviating a little from the norm here and am going to talk about something I never really talk about and that is music. I never really talk about music because it is the one thing I love that I am really self conscious about because I know so many people who are musicians,… Continue reading Turn Down That Music You Darn Kids!
For Those Who Survive
For those that survive, the darkness has yet to pass. The darkness, that great black curtain that falls any time we lose someone we love, is a living thing that morphs and evolves day by day as you remember things once forgotten and regret things never done or said. The darkness that haunts us for… Continue reading For Those Who Survive
A Debt–OR–My Annual Holiday Note
Every year I write a letter to my friends and acquaintances to show my appreciate for their being around. Since you’re here, and are reading, you must care to some passing degree as well, so I offer this note to you also, whomever you are. I owe you a debt. I owe it and it’s… Continue reading A Debt–OR–My Annual Holiday Note
Head Count
Well, it's the end of another year and it's time to start looking at how things went. Well, at least as far as writing and art goes. Adding up the numbers it wasn't the most profitable year for me but that I made any money writing and doing art is pretty amazing. If you take… Continue reading Head Count
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 