Ted Ringer

Hodgepodge,
Mishmash,
and Jumble

Writings and Drawings by Ted Ringer

A lively, literary collection of stories, poems, jokes, musings, and drawings for curious readers, big kids, small fry, and inquiring minds of all sizes.

A total of 150 illustrations - 95 in full-color and 52 in b&w. All this and a bunch of other scratchings. A book that brings together work from the last fifty years. Yikes!

Cover of Hodgepodge, Mishmash, and Jumble by Ted Ringer

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword,
And Easier to Carry.

Not only that, it can create, imagine, and poke you in the ribs.

Within this hodgepodge are stories, pictures and cartoons, tall tales, short jokes, and wide horizons. It is a book that invites readers to flirt with the unknown, uncover secrets, run into old friends, and be comforted along the way.

Featured Excerpts

From Deeper Than My Navel

Seeing the world in a grain of sand or the miracle of life in the most mundane of occurrences is the kind of thinking that slows you down and warms you, but like the sun, you don't want to look directly at it, for more than a moment.

From Born with a Beard

My sister was quite self-possessed and didn't lose her temper or cry much, preferring to adopt a somewhat distant and worldly stance toward the normal trials and tribulations of growing up.

From Fit To Love

"Marry you? That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me. Of course, I will."

My tears were frozen to my mustache and still she wanted to marry me!

Pencil Thin

From Get Outta Town

The omens were dark. The vibrations bad. The diagnosis grim. The customers were angry and the employees irresponsible.

Window Cloud

From Poems To Soothe The Savages

Automatic Bank Deduction
Go ahead, take it all!

Ignorance
Ignorance may not really be bliss, but, at least, you don't have to worry about everything.

Poetry
This is what I think. It ain't poetry, but it gets the feeling right.

From Tales of the Vampire Hunters

Ernest Hemingway was a humorless man. But he was a clever one. He wrote many stories. Some were longer than others. He liked to hunt and he killed what he liked.

About Ted Ringer

Ted Ringer is the author of Hodgepodge, Mishmash, and Jumble, a collection of writings and drawings.

He is also the author of Born with a Beard and Gus Goes West. His work blends humor, storytelling, and curiosity in ways that are both entertaining and memorable.

This collection showcases the wide range of Ted Ringer's imagination, from short-form wit to thoughtful passages that linger after the page is turned and it’s time for bed.

Recent Reviews

"Who knew?"

— His English teacher

"A literary P.B. and J."

— Julia Child

"Ringer had me at Mishmash."

— The Daily Planet

"It shook me to my core."

— Crabby Appleton

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Ted Ringer?

Ted Ringer is a writer known for imaginative, and humorous work. He is the author of Born with a Beard and Gus Goes West. There are others with titles like Fit to Love, Get Outta Town, a tale of the Grateful Dead, the IRS, and Coffee, and The Lure of the Garage.

If you like music, check out his blog, Paswonky, at www.paswonky.wordpress.com.

Contact / Media / Events

For media inquiries, author events, interviews, readings, or signed copy requests, please get in touch.

Email: tedr@tedringer.com

Website: www.TedRinger.com