Eric Priezkalns

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Preston Dirges and the Lust for Audit

Montage: INT. DESERTED OFFICE FLOOR - DAY Preston walks, flanked by Valerie and Gordon. Music starts: "Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop. Thimbleby looks up from...

Preston Dirges and the Lunchtime of the Soul

Int. Office Canteen - Day Gordon and Tina sit at a table, facing each other and chatting as they eat. Preston leads Valerie across...

Commencing the Audit of Preston Dirges

Int. Deserted Office Floor - Day THIMBLEBY (O.S.): Preston? Thimbleby is round the corner from the meeting cubicles, sat at a small round table in front...

An Apology to Barack Obama

Dear Mr. President, You do not know me, but I feel compelled to write you a personal message. Whilst I realize you probably do...

Preston Dirges Takes Valerie Into Space

Int. Deserted Office Floor - Day Preston opens a door and leads Valerie on to the first floor of the building. It is seemingly...

Preston Dirges: Gordon and Tina

Deep in the basement of Preston Dirges' office lurks the Business Intelligence team, two people who can afford to spend the day talking to...

Preston Dirges Doubles His Empire

Int. Open-Plan Office - Day Preston knocks on the door of David Rubnick's office, then opens it without waiting to be asked. Rubnick is...

Preston Dirges and New Beginnings

Int. Bedroom - Morning An alarm clock buzzes. It is 7am. PRESTON (V.O.): 1. Alarm clock. Wake. Set it back 5 minutes....

The Blunt Edge of Reason

I found my soul, not in A church, But in the hallowed secular space of A waiting room. The pews faced the altars of Glass-fronted counters And I patiently waited...

The GOP and the Labour Party: Uncanny Similarities

It might seem like heresy to suggest there are similarities between the Grand Old Party of American politics, the Republicans, some of whom believe...

The Reign of Forty

Here is a message of sympathy to anyone (who shall, and should, remain nameless) finding they have turned 40 years of age. Imagine...

Outer Confines

Rob Nield, editor of Re:Move wants to film a short story by Iain M. Banks. That would be the same Iain Banks who...

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.