Yearly Archives: 2013

Slow

The stillness overcomes me. It comes in waves, over weeks. There's a low that's ever too low. So low. Solo. So slow. The sun hangs low in the...

Consoles

The consoles played their festive tune, Late afternoon in the semi-detacheds. Crash, crack, thud, zap and boom! The dads found they were overmatched. Thus they hurriedly withdrew, And awaited...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter Five

In the last chapter, Milton miniaturized and swallowed Bill's program, hiding it inside him, whilst the Feds banged on the door... Milton stood in front...

The Writer

The writer stared at the column of white paper. The paper remained stubbornly blank. It should have become something new, by now: a list,...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter Four

Previously, we left the 'Feds', agents of the Internal Revenue Federation, outside Bill's safe house. How can Bill and Milton escape them? Milton continued...

The Patient Welcome

That wasn't all I meant to say. The words can get stuck. There's more, if you'll listen. I wanted to tell you: I want you, I need you. Those...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter Three

In the last installment, Bill and Milton were caught in their safe house by the 'feds' - agents of the Internal Revenue Federation... IRF...

MPs Expenses and Fuel for Second Homes

Most of government is about numbers. Most decisions involve taking £X from Jack to give £Y to Jill and £Z to Jerry. ...

Warm Bodies Draw In

When the night folds I want you close at hand It doesn't matter who you are You don't need to know my name In the dark I want...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter Two

In the previous episode, Bill only barely escaped death at the Vienna State Opera, leaping just before the simulation ended. He jumped to his...

I Hate Skyler White (with reason)

Until recently, I had never seen Breaking Bad. Now I have seen every episode. Thanks to the publicity surrounding its final episode, the internet,...

The Right To Say Stupid Things

Always leading the fight for freedom, the Guardian did some interesting work this week. Presumably Polly Toynbee felt a bit envious for how...

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.