Stories & Skits

A Script About a Script

I have been wanting to tell you all something for a while, but it has been a struggle to find the way to do...

A New Proposal

Would you believe that I get fan mail? Today, I am turning over Halfthoughts to a fellow who regularly sends me very interesting...

MaV-Eric in Davos

Do you find you never have enough time on your hands? I am always busy, especially now that credit is crunchier than burnt...

The Empire Strikes Back: Parallel Universe

Some sequels are inevitable. Spiderman begat Spiderman II. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure spawned Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Peter Jackson...

Even More Star Wars: Parallel Universe

In the previous installment of Star Wars: Parallel Universe, Moff Tarkin had just ordered the execution of Princess Leia aboard the Death Star. ...

More Star Wars: Parallel Universe

We left Star Wars: Parallel Universe with Obi-Wan rummaging through his old mementos and fibbing to Luke about his father. Next up, Obi-Wan...

Star Wars: Parallel Universe

Everyone knows that Star Wars was set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But what if it had been...

Shakespeare (The Next Generation Remix)

Hardly anyone likes the plays of William Shakespeare any more. He wrote great stories, invented new words, and greatly influenced English-speaking culture. ...

Oil’s Well That Ends Well

A few thousand years ago, God and the Devil were winding down after a day of hard negotiation on the Heaven and Hell Entrance...

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.