Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
September 14, 2026
Mr. Brunelle Explains It All
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr. -- America remembers Dolly Parton...

comic * ...to article.

America the Avaricious
Frederick Foote -- "...a downward mobility thoroughfare ..."

poem * ...to article.

Sublime
Jim Bates -- "...Sunset mellow sky fading pink..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Depression cherries
Mike Zone -- "Weeping blossoms..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

She Never Had Gone… Wrong: A Tribute to Dolly Parton
Pranab Ghosh -- "...the fading star that suddenly stopped shining..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Pressure on Sources
Ndaba Sibanda -- "...rivers are dwindling..."

poem * ...to article.

Sub-Zero
Donna Dallas -- "...Rolled in this morning with the tempest churning..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Answered Prayers
Jimmy Lisotto -- "...Our discernment may be required..."

poem * ...to article.

The Present Time
Dharmpal Mahendra Jain -- "...I am trying to sketch the present..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Implied Contract
Jim Murdoch -- "...at least you turned up..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Mourning Mirror
Ed Ahern -- "...I began to stare at myself..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

The Seasons of His Crossing, Part 2
A. Allan Chibi -- With the season's change, the clerk must choose...

serial fiction * ...to article.

Dreamtime
Floyd Largent -- If only we could learn from an imagined future...

cover story speculative fiction * ...to article.

Just a Joke
Eric Burbridge -- Do you speak out or simply let the madness go on?

fiction * ...to article.