Monthly Archives: August, 2008

How to Really Look Good Naked

Eric Priezkalns - August 30, 2008

I was walking down Regent Street a few weeks ago, and as you often do in that part of London, I saw a minor...

Winning the Ultimate Popularity Contest

Eric Priezkalns - August 23, 2008

Only a nation that encourages its citizens to vote for its public prosecutors and prom queens could deliver the ultimate in popularity contests. ...

No Objection to Objectification

Eric Priezkalns - August 16, 2008

A relatively minor news story grabbed my attention this week. Or rather, I noticed it briefly, and then kept remembering it as I...

If Zombies Were Real…

Eric Priezkalns - August 9, 2008

We live in a pretty strange society. Walk up to a stranger at random and start talking about habeas corpus and they will...

How Lettuce-eating Cyclists Kill our Planet

Eric Priezkalns - August 2, 2008

Did the title grab your attention? Cannot believe it is true? It IS true. The dots are there, people just refuse...

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This website showcases content created by Eric Priezkalns, who also uses the pen name Ray Blank when writing science fiction. It includes stories, essays, poems, short films and audio recordings.