Yearly Archives: 2011

Not Another Day/The Twine of Relief and Tension

In the last installment of Karen Zipslicer stories, Karen is still using the black box machine to relive the memories of Dawn, the young...

The Evening’s Epilogue; Tomorrow’s Preface

In 'Dawn of the Dance', Karen continues to relive the experiences of the young Lady Emerald. The Lady Emerald, then known as Dawn,...

Around and Ahead

For Jude We're back, where we began, Or near enough, cosmologically speaking. A time, to mark occasion, Has arrived, if we're chronology-keeping. Once more, into those breeches, We squeeze ourselves,...

YouTube Pron

After reading how people make money from films they post to YouTube, I sat down and tried to write a comedy script for the...

Dawn of the Dance

In 'Falling Into Emerald Memories' we explored an episode of Karen Zipslicer's adventure where she uses a machine to relive the memories of the...

Picturing Where I Want to Be

There is a place I want to go, So please indulge this harmless fantasy That I want to share with you. I'm not sure if it exists...

Episodes of an Unknown Man

A man pours himself into a glass. A man stands in the dark. He switches on the light to the corridor, and is silhouetted...

Falling Into Emerald Memories

Recently I have spent a lot more time working on Karen Zipslicer's adventures in Lundern, and I took to writing them as a correctly...

Boots and All

On her first night in Lundern, Karen fell asleep in the attic of Winton, the cobbler. What would she discover on her first morning...

Introductions and Memories at the Cobbler’s Household

Despite a few frights along the way, Karen and Cecilia have walked the streets of Lundern to their destination, just before curfew is due...

When Comedians Attack

Jonathan May-Bowles, a.k.a. Jonnie Marbles, is due for a recall to the comedy factory. After 17-and-a-half minutes of undeserved fame, he has conspicuously...

Downs and Ups

Sugar fallsRelief comes Time strainsSkies lighten Wonder pallsPassion drums Heart drainsEyes brighten Virtues sleepHeroes wake Lies slickenWise listen Statues weepRivals brake Clouds thickenTeeth glisten Hollow risesGaggles rest Space endsWaves applaud Evil sizesComrades jest Truth offendsHopes...

About Halfthoughts

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.