Karen Zipslicer Stories

The Streets of Lundern

After their peculiar encounter with the Dowager Duchess D'Nunzio, Karen and Cecilia make their way across town on foot. They walk to where...

Unpopular, a Claim Attempted

Cecilia the stork, carrying her precious package of kittens, leads Karen from Lundern Central Station. The street outside the station was narrow and crooked. ...

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...

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...

Questions at Lundern Central

After being separated from her father and brother, and being tossed head over heel during a topsy-turvy tube journey, Karen Zipslicer arrives at Lundern...

Karen Goes to Town

James started crying again. This was maybe the third or fourth time that he had calmed down, gone quiet, afforded ten seconds of...

The Golden Cupid of Pickled Lily Circus

Karen Zipslicer woke, and sat bolt upright in her bed. She gasped. The room was black and cold. Then Karen quickly...

How to Play Twiddlythinks

Luckily for me, this morning's post included another letter from old friend Prince Karl Zeis of the royal house of Delthfia. Dear Eric, I write to...

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.