Wishing for Hate by rik
	I lean against the railing surrounding the balcony and light a cigarette. "It's hot tonight," I say. "Yep." He is fidg...
	August 12, 2009
	Fuck you, Ray. Love, rik. by rik
	Hate Week. I actually had intentions for Hate Week. They were simple, but achievable. Intentions: Find things t...
	August 12, 2008
	A Prologue by rik
	What is a god? A god is a creator, birthing life and magic from everywhere and nowhere. The reason a newborn baby fi...
	March 31, 2008
	Cheap gas by rik
	OK, so in the spirit adding some variety to The Strangelands, I thought I would throw something out here as well. I actu...
	August 09, 2007
	I Don't Need This Crap by rik
	I came to Austin and a bird shit on my head....
	May 05, 2007
	Let's Toast by rik
	If you're going to read this, don't bother. After a couple of pages, you won't want to be here. So forget it. Go a...
	April 19, 2007
	Answers in Chaos by rik
	"Are you sure you want this?" "I'm sure." "The answers you're looking for aren't in here." "You don't even k...
	February 08, 2007
	Mad Diary by rik
	Note: (Please don’t think that the entry that follows this little explanation is actually an excerpt from my own diary. ...
	February 05, 2007
	It's not a microwave by rik
	Hello Strangelanders, It has been awhile, but it’s good to be back in the swing of things and making my Strangelands...
	October 03, 2006
	an attempt at fifty-five by rik
	Wow, this was much more difficult than Jesse made it sound, but here goes: She walked up the stairs to her apartment,...
	May 12, 2006
	Random ramblings by rik
	Wouldn't it be cool if there were random stick-figure people walking around? We could work with them, go to school with ...
	May 12, 2006
	The Infamous Line--Brokeback Style by rik
	I'm afraid this is a bit overdue, but I wanted to get it in on the April issue so that it would at least be on the same ...
	April 26, 2006
	Where has the time gone? by rik
	I have to drive 45 minutes every morning to get from my apartment to my work, and from the time I pull into the parking ...
	April 06, 2006
	dark comedy or demented? by rik
	Ok, I’m taking this graduate course over selected works of Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner, and we were to have re...
	March 23, 2006
	Love, Hate and Fear by rik
	Hello Strangelands. I’ve admired you from afar for quite some time now, and I think it’s time I introduce myself. An...
	March 06, 2006