Yearly Archives: 2013

Talk is Dear

At the conclusion of the last episode, Karen Zipslicer found herself stuck with the trainees at the Institute. They are about to receive a...

John Kerry Comes Clean About US Spying

In an extraordinary turn of events, US Secretary of State John Kerry has agreed to answer all allegations about the US government bugging the...

Introduction to Life

Last time, we left Karen Zipslicer following Dr. Grieg around the Institute, being shown the experiments they perform on foetuses. The group is...

Cube-Eric Writes a RomCom

Things have been going from bad to worse, here at chez nous. My local wine merchant has refused to send me a case...

Making Monsters

In the last episode of Karen Zipslicer's adventures, our heroine was following Grieg and the trainees on a tour of the Institute, and had...

Obama Listens to Everybody, and Nobody

There are times when US President Barack Obama is amazing... an amazing douche bag. He entered the Oval Office with an extraordinary inheritance....

Fertile Study

We left Karen exploring the institute in the last episode of her adventures in Lundern. Now we pick up the story with Karen about...

How You Once Told Me What I Needed To Know

I bought you a river but it was dry I bought you an escort but he was shy I bought you the truth but you made...

Mr. Wrong Forgets His Facts

I know nothing about teaching. Nothing. But I hear that Michael Gove is terrible. Really terrible. He is possibly the...

Exploring the Institute

In the last installment of Karen Zipslicer's adventures in Lundern, our heroine discovered other prisoners of the Institute. Now she searches for a...

Guardian Readers Tell Their Story; puts austerity into perspective

A few weeks ago, I noted how Guardian readers were sharing their stories about Britain's austerity, using The Guardian's new smartphone app. Since...

Seeing in the Dark

In the previous episode of Karen Zipslicer's adventures in Lundern, Karen woke to find herself strapped to a hospital bed. She escaped with Whiteley's...

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.