comedy

The Empire Strikes Back: Parallel Universe

Some sequels are inevitable. Spiderman begat Spiderman II. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure spawned Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Peter Jackson...

Even More Star Wars: Parallel Universe

In the previous installment of Star Wars: Parallel Universe, Moff Tarkin had just ordered the execution of Princess Leia aboard the Death Star. ...

More Star Wars: Parallel Universe

We left Star Wars: Parallel Universe with Obi-Wan rummaging through his old mementos and fibbing to Luke about his father. Next up, Obi-Wan...

Star Wars: Parallel Universe

Everyone knows that Star Wars was set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But what if it had been...

Shakespeare (The Next Generation Remix)

Hardly anyone likes the plays of William Shakespeare any more. He wrote great stories, invented new words, and greatly influenced English-speaking culture. ...

If Zombies Were Real…

We live in a pretty strange society. Walk up to a stranger at random and start talking about habeas corpus and they will...

Putting the Error in Terror

Recently I have been accosted by a glut of radio adverts encouraging me to call the "anti-terror hotline" if I see anything suspicious. ...

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.