comedy

Angry Teachers Make Easy Pray… I mean “Prey”

The British government recently announced their intention to cut the guidelines for school trips from 140 pages to 8 pages. I, like a...

EsoT-Eric Finds His Calling

This month I had more bad news from the University of Berkhamsted. They flatly rejected my latest research proposal: a study of whether...

AltRomCom: Opening Scene

Romantic comedies, or romcoms as they are also known, tend to be so... mainstream. In many ways, they are the safest of all...

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...

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...

MaV-Eric’s Pioneering Marketeering

Life, chez nous, is going from bad to worse. The University of Berkhamsted has cancelled my study into the homing instincts of Bradford's...

More Crazy Cliches of Space Opera

Man's imagination knows no bounds. This has been demonstrated by his inventiveness since time began. First man discovered space, most particularly the...

New Year’s Dissolution

Twelvemonth had elapsed since the last arbitrary annual signifier of time's passing. It was the first workday of the year. Preston was...

The Superhero Masked Ball

Deep beneath Wade Mansions, multi-billionaire William Wade, also known as The Nightwrangler, is preparing to host his very secret Christmas ball. Even by...

A Visit from St. Away

'Twas the day before Christmas, and all round the flat, Not a creature was present, not even the cat. Most were out shopping, loading bags full...

Introducing SlackStarCoolForceGo!

On a little-known planet situated in an outer spiral arm of a modest galaxy, there are six people. Unlike their home, they are...

Bidding for the 2030 World Cup

David Beckham. Prince William. 'Call me Dave' Cameron. We fielded our brightest and best, possibly the three smartest guys in England,...
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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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