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
Tag: Michigan
It Comes Down To This
Today is essentially the last 'free' day before things get crazy for me. Friday and Saturday, the 28th and 29th of October 2011, are the two culminating days of a journey that began over ten years ago with a dream and which began in earnest in February. Good or bad, awesome or horrible, in three… Continue reading It Comes Down To This
Chasing The Dream
Dreams are tricky little thin. It isn't that they are slick, or slippery so much as they are like the air around us - we cannot see them but without them we die. Sure, the death of a dream won't necessarily kill us, not the day to day us, but it kills a vital part… Continue reading Chasing The Dream
Saving Flint Through Art
As a resident of downtown Flint for over five years now and I am always curious when I hear about ways to fix, save, or enliven Flint. Especially when it involves the arts. Now, I live downtown, the area of the city that is getting the most attention right now, for good or ill. To… Continue reading Saving Flint Through Art
Of Punks and Rummaging
When we first came up with the notion of doing the Punk Rock Rummage Sale here in Flint there was a big question of - will anyone care? We had been doing indie art shows, my friends and I, in Flint for several years by then but had never done something that was about buying more… Continue reading Of Punks and Rummaging
Something Awesome, This Way Comes…
So, I have said before that I have been doing conventions for ages, well, my first, the first that I did as a guest, was in 1994 and I have been going pretty steady since then. I fell in love with conventions when I was a teenager and went to the two Weekend of Horrors… Continue reading Something Awesome, This Way Comes…
'Cause The Things Ya Love, Ya Just Gotta Share
So I wanted to share two very cool Michigan things that just make me smile. Two musical acts that are literally one man bands and which show the magic you can truly make when you work alone. Thumbpedal - Walkatalk - my friend Jack hipped me to this record as his nephew knows the man… Continue reading 'Cause The Things Ya Love, Ya Just Gotta Share
New Art and Another Fun Event is Over
The year is winding down and as it does, so do the events I am in. This past weekend I did the second Books and Authors event put on by Leon & Lulu's down in Clawson, Michigan. Leon & Lulu's is a fun and funky furniture and knick knack store set up in an old… Continue reading New Art and Another Fun Event is Over
Who I Am…(for those of you just discovering me)
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)
The Garden of Stone – My Trip To Tyrone Sunken Gardens
Near where I grew up and lived for some twenty seven years is a cemetery that is pretty much like a thousand other cemeteries around the United States. There are manicured lawns, headstones for the lost beloved, and the sense of absence or loss that always hangs about these places. If you find it though,… Continue reading The Garden of Stone – My Trip To Tyrone Sunken Gardens
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 