comedy

The Future’s Behind

After all the trouble he caused in Davos, I am keeping my most adventurous clone, MaV-Eric, locked in the attic. Heavens forbid he...

Searching for Halfthoughts

Miserypuss Rupert Murdoch may have decided that deindexing his news content from Google may be good for business, but it would be terrible for...

Improbable Bond

In a swish apartment overlooking London's Docklands, two scriptwriters, Whale and Purview, sit down to discuss ideas for a new James Bond script. Whale: Okay,...

The Tao of Sporting Punditry

When an accident occurred during an F1 Grand Prix, Murray Walker, the motor racing commentator would sometimes tell the audience "we can't see what's...

Humble Bill Says No Nobble Of Nobel

Yesterday I received another letter from Prince Karl Zeis, member of the royal house of Delfthia, and long-time fan of Halfthoughts. Prince Karl...

If Vampires Were Real…

Vampires make for the sexiest monsters. Go to a Halloween party, and half the women will be dressed as vampires. In contrast,...

Crazy Cliches of Space Opera TV

Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, and ENT). Battlestar Galactica (original and reimagined). Andromeda. Firefly. Space 1999. Blake's...

Yet More Empire Strikes Back: Parallel Universe

Somewhere between this universe and the imagination of George Lucas lies a wondrous place, made up of rude astrodroids and goofball jedis. It...

The 90 Wonders of the World

Herodotus has a lot to answer for. He lived during the wars between Greece and Persia in the 5th Century BC. His...

What Nukes and Porn Have In Common

There are always quite a few news stories about porn, and this week was no different. This week's porn stories included: a toy...

Pirate Treasurers (and other absurdities)

The world is absurd, of course. I am trying to re-read Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus, in which he deals head-on with the...

The New Properties of New Property

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a lefty, and he does not know it. Or maybe Arnie is one of those righty freedom fighters that end...
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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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