Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
November 02, 2026
"Mes de los Muertos"
The Water Divines of Erthah
Darrell Petska and Brent D. Skinner -- Darrell Petska is a retired university engineering editor and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee (see conservancies.wordpress.com). Petska is collaborating with Brent D. Skinner, an attorney who lives in Minnesota, has a law practice in Wisconsin, and whose avocation is creating visual art.

poetry/art collaboration * ...to article.

Mr. Brunelle Explains It All 13
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr. -- Diplomatic bedfellows...

comic * ...to article.

David Foster Wallace Broke My Heart
Kelly Murphy -- Kelly Murphy is a writer and editor based out of the Midwest. She lives happily with her husband and too many books.

essay * ...to article.

World War II: From the Frontlines (Netflix): Movie Review
April Mae M. Berza -- "A Stunning, Vivid Reawakening of the Greatest Conflict in History"

movie review * ...to article.

Lullabye to a Fawn
Claudia Kessel -- "We found you..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

AI.3
Bruce Morton -- "...What are we proving?..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Craig Kennel
Abigail George -- "...my childhood best friend disappeared..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Floodwaters
Richard D. Houff -- "...When one is young, death isn’t an option..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Situation
Sanjeev Sethi -- "...Sky crochets analogies that aren't for me..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Their Stillness Is My Curiosity
Ndaba Sibanda -- "...the sea of silent letters..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Almost There
Shawn P. Madison -- That long and weary road...

speculative fiction * ...to article.

Where I Will Not Go
Charles Hayes -- "Who knows, but thee?"

flash fiction * ...to article.

In the Heart of it
Mehreen Ahmed -- Safety, security, peaceful co-existence...isn't that enough? Maybe not for some...

cover story fiction life * ...to article.