Eric Priezkalns

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Crossing the Kubrickon

Sometimes, on a journey, you pass a point of no return. Committed, you must soldier on. I have passed that point with...

Halfthoughts on Holiday(ish)

After 172 half-musings in a row, Halfthoughts finally had to go on holiday. That is, if you can call it a holiday. ...

Something of You

In the kitchen, Surrounded with the spice and flavour of cooking, I rattle my pots, Beat my eggs, And pummel my dough. The kids run all about, Slamming the doors, Shouting...

The Hacker Store

Customer: I was wanting to take up a new hobby, and I hear you can help. Shopman: Oh yeah? Well, maybe I...

Re: Move (Reprieve)

If ever you find yourself selected for a Doha Film Institute program, you may want to celebrate by sitting down and writing a dozen...

Talks with a Stork

Karen, stuck at Lundern Central, and frustrated by the unhelpfulness of the Ticket Inspector, is muddled and befuddled about what next to do... Karen could...

Eight Into None

The killing happened on Monday. The grief poured out on Tuesday. The rage built on Wednesday. The tension rose on Thursday. The rain poured down on Friday. The mob...

Asking Questions of Pilger’s Research

The beginning is a good place to start a story. The Euro-American attack on Libya has nothing to do with protecting anyone; only the terminally...

Apart; Meant

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmoc4a There are fewer words, but more lights, camera, action with this post. Use the player to watch a short movie of sounds and still...

The Ticket Inspector

After disembarking at Lundern Central, Karen discovered the next tube from Westminster would be along not in a minute, or an hour, or even...

Parallel Return of the Jedi: Interruptions

At a studio, nearly thirty years ago, somewhere rather near Borehamwood, they knocked up some plywood sets and pretended they were spaceships. The...

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If you have read First Person Singular and Mohammed and Hanka, then you know that I am working on screenplays for a short movie....
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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.

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