Caroline Criado-Perez describes herself as a journalist, though she is famous as a feminist campaigner. Did she intentionally violate the ethical code of journalists, by citing a bogus statistic about domestic violence?
A baby's body lies in a Ukrainian field, fallen from the sky. The world mourns her death, and that of the other 297 people killed when Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over East Ukraine. They were killed by...
We left Preston Dirge's office saga with Preston forced to drive Valerie home. His intoxicated subordinate demands that Preston joins her for a nightcap. Will a few drinks loosen lips?
Ann Coulter says she hates football, because it is not tough enough, not competitive enough, not very popular, and not sufficiently individualistic. But if Ann Coulter was a sporting animal, she would be a dressage horse...
Preston Dirges' saga continues with the sober Preston forced to drive his colleagues home from the pub. But not all of them will reach the end of the road...
Scotland will vote whether to be independent of the rest of the United Kingdom. Should it take the risk of managing its own affairs? Can it afford not to?
In the previous episode of Preston Dirges' office saga, we left Valerie and Preston during the final round of a marathon pub session. Preston could not be counted out, having dodged the drink and disparaged his dodgy colleagues. But not everyone is still standing...
I sing to myself,
When nobody's listening.
I sing of my hopes and my fears and of dreams and escapes and of planets unknown and of people I'm missing...
Many British voters believe the UK Independence Party is racist. Many others vote for UKIP. UKIP and its leader, Nigel Farage, repeatedly deny they are racist. Their opponents remain implacable. What does this tell us about political discourse? Has the desire to vilify racism gone too far?
In the last instalment of Preston Dirges' office saga, our hero was trapped in the pub, forced to socialize with his colleagues. Will he survive the experience? Will they?
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.
