Writing

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...

Failing That…

I need a nap. Failing that, a powernap. Failing that, a coffee. Failing that, a smoke. Failing that, some sugar....

Crossing the Kubrickon

Sometimes, on a journey, you pass a point of no return. Committed, you must soldier on. I have passed that point with...

Something of You

In the kitchen, Surrounded with the spice and flavour of cooking, I rattle my pots, Beat my eggs, And pummel my dough. The kids run all about, Slamming the doors, Shouting...

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...

Re: Move (Reprieve)

If ever you find yourself selected for a Doha Film Institute program, you may want to celebrate by sitting down and writing a dozen...

Talks with a Stork

Karen, stuck at Lundern Central, and frustrated by the unhelpfulness of the Ticket Inspector, is muddled and befuddled about what next to do... Karen could...

Eight Into None

The killing happened on Monday. The grief poured out on Tuesday. The rage built on Wednesday. The tension rose on Thursday. The rain poured down on Friday. The mob...

Asking Questions of Pilger’s Research

The beginning is a good place to start a story. The Euro-American attack on Libya has nothing to do with protecting anyone; only the terminally...

The Ticket Inspector

After disembarking at Lundern Central, Karen discovered the next tube from Westminster would be along not in a minute, or an hour, or even...
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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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