Writing

Never Ending

Karen closed the book, and sighed. "Is that it?" "That's it," answered Uncle Karl. "I don't know, it just seems... it's not finished." Uncle Karl picked up the...

Not so bad

Bad enough that we broke, our Frustrations had multiplied like bacteria. Our dreams weren't realized, and had grown spiky in parallel, like the deepening lines on...

Poetry is good for you

Reading poetry is good for you Like broccoli and sprouts Like vaccinations Like checking the pressure of your car tyres Like removing the matted hair that blocked the...

My Mind Opened (as their world closed)

The beauty The delight The agony The fear The endless possibilities built above the vault of emotion I listened to them being described, plotted and extrapolated Like Euclid's parallels, stretching...

They Killed Us

It's us versus them And I'm them; I don't know us And I'm weak And I'm bad And I'm down And I'm one I'm speaking No-one else is listening The chorus Comes towards...

Family Fortunes for Morons

In the game show Family Fortunes, families were tested to see if they thought like the general public. They gave answers to a...

Talk is Dear

At the conclusion of the last episode, Karen Zipslicer found herself stuck with the trainees at the Institute. They are about to receive a...

John Kerry Comes Clean About US Spying

In an extraordinary turn of events, US Secretary of State John Kerry has agreed to answer all allegations about the US government bugging the...

Introduction to Life

Last time, we left Karen Zipslicer following Dr. Grieg around the Institute, being shown the experiments they perform on foetuses. The group is...

Cube-Eric Writes a RomCom

Things have been going from bad to worse, here at chez nous. My local wine merchant has refused to send me a case...

Making Monsters

In the last episode of Karen Zipslicer's adventures, our heroine was following Grieg and the trainees on a tour of the Institute, and had...

Obama Listens to Everybody, and Nobody

There are times when US President Barack Obama is amazing... an amazing douche bag. He entered the Oval Office with an extraordinary inheritance....

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.