Stories & Skits

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...

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...

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...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter Three

In the last installment, Bill and Milton were caught in their safe house by the 'feds' - agents of the Internal Revenue Federation... IRF...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter Two

In the previous episode, Bill only barely escaped death at the Vienna State Opera, leaping just before the simulation ended. He jumped to his...

Your Mind Will Collapse: Chapter One

Click. Deh-ne-ne-neh duh-nu-nu-nuh dah-na-na-nah duh-nu-nu-nuh. The bassline jolted Bill into frantic dance abandon, like it always did; the song was Debaser, by the Pixies....

Never Ending

Karen closed the book, and sighed. "Is that it?" "That's it," answered Uncle Karl. "I don't know, it just seems... it's not finished." Uncle Karl picked up the...

Talk is Dear

At the conclusion of the last episode, Karen Zipslicer found herself stuck with the trainees at the Institute. They are about to receive a...

John Kerry Comes Clean About US Spying

In an extraordinary turn of events, US Secretary of State John Kerry has agreed to answer all allegations about the US government bugging the...

Introduction to Life

Last time, we left Karen Zipslicer following Dr. Grieg around the Institute, being shown the experiments they perform on foetuses. The group is...

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.