Writing

So You Thought You Knew Me

So you thought you knew me Thought you had me pegged Thought you see right through me Knew where I was led Now I must admit that I was...

Alone With A Brain

Preston returns from his meeting with Rubnick, having been encouraged to leave his job. New recruit Valerie is waiting for Preston, with no...

To be in a room, with people

Wanting to be in a room, with people Without speaking To feel their light on my closed eyelids To share their warmth Caressing the back of my hand As...

Dirges vs. Rubberdick

Returning to the office adventures of Preston Dirges, we previously left Preston deflecting the questions of new recruit Valerie. He then runs for...

My Love is Like a List

My love is like a list Neither exclusive nor endless Neither obsessive nor shallow When I hear the right name No matter where I am No matter what care...

The Prisoner of Nowhere: 1

She hung up. It was too much. It was not enough. She cut her father off, mid-sentence. The wind sliced through Vicar Lane as she...

Slow

The stillness overcomes me. It comes in waves, over weeks. There's a low that's ever too low. So low. Solo. So slow. The sun hangs low in the...

Consoles

The consoles played their festive tune, Late afternoon in the semi-detacheds. Crash, crack, thud, zap and boom! The dads found they were overmatched. Thus they hurriedly withdrew, And awaited...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter Five

In the last chapter, Milton miniaturized and swallowed Bill's program, hiding it inside him, whilst the Feds banged on the door... Milton stood in front...

The Writer

The writer stared at the column of white paper. The paper remained stubbornly blank. It should have become something new, by now: a list,...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter Four

Previously, we left the 'Feds', agents of the Internal Revenue Federation, outside Bill's safe house. How can Bill and Milton escape them? Milton continued...

The Patient Welcome

That wasn't all I meant to say. The words can get stuck. There's more, if you'll listen. I wanted to tell you: I want you, I need you. Those...

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.