comedy

21st Century Etiquette

Time was that if you wanted a manual for manners, you simply turned to a guide from Debrett's. With the rise of interweb...

The Rhyme of Kate-la-Dime

The girl they call Kate-la-Plate, Jumped right on to a roller skate. She rolled herself down the hillside, Shouting and screeching: 'watch out, mate!' But keeping her balance...

Parallel Return of the Jedi: Calling on Jabba

An awfully long long time ago, in a place nowhere like here or wherever the heck you are, there was a story where knights...

Misanthropes of the World, Unite! (for as long as you can stand each other)

I was caught between a matinee and a dinner date, milling around the backstreets of London. My desultory early evening meandered like my...

Cosmic Corridors

The half-hour recording of a comedy script that parodies Doctor Who and other sci-fi tropes.

We Peculiar Creatures

What peculiar creatures are we. They say we descend from monkeys. Lost our hair and our tails, Brush our teeth, cut our nails, Dream of holidays on safari. What...

No Place Like Home?

Regular readers of Halfthoughts will already know I receive letters from Prince Karl Zeis, of the deposed Royal Family of Delfthia. For those...

Five Movie Plot Absurdities

Some movies are just so good that when the plot twists and turns, you may fail to notice that it also disappears up its...

Screen Presidents

When actors land a big part, they do not get much bigger than Commander-in-Chief. Sometimes the role is played crooked, sometimes played true....

Working for Area 53

Area 51 is a secret military base in Nevada, where some say US Government scientists study the remnants of flying saucers that have fallen...

The Christmas Post Implementation Review

Minutes of a Meeting of the Christmas Gift Delivery Steering Committee Date: 26th December 2009 Location: Santa's Workshop, North Pole Attendance: Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Lesley the...

Still More Empire Strikes Back: Parallel Universe

A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away... there started a saga. It was called Star Wars: Parallel Universe for...
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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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