Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 16, 2026

Issue of December 6, 2003

7 articles in this issue.


Working Like A Dog: 2 by 2 Petcare by Alexandra Queen — News

They say that if you take a hobby and figure out how to make money off it, you'll never have to work another day in your life. Meet Terry and Lori, two professional pet-sitters who have managed to do just that.

Backyard Astronomy: Holiday Gift Guide (2003-12-06) by Cheryl Haimann — Nonfiction

You don't need thousands of dollars to get started in astronomy, no matter what the author's husband says.

NaNoWriMo Wrap Party by Piker Press Staff — Op_ed

Several Filthy Pikers attempt to explain the madness that overcomes them in November.

Oort Cloud Oddities: Night of the Satanists by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed

A held-over tale for Dia de los Muertos detailing the adventures of two young men who grew up to enforce curfews for their own children. With good reason.

Love's Words by Patrick Devine — Poem

Passionate verse.

Call of Destiny v8p8 by Josh Brown — Serial

Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 8 <br> War has begun. In the throne room of Zadara's palace, Brand and his companions battle the evil Zadara. The final confrontation blazes on. Companions fall. An old friend returns without his heart. Can Brand defeat Zadara or is all hope lost? Who will survive?

Dreamer 27 by Sand Pilarski — Serial

Sully and her sister Jesse start sorting out their feelings about their mother's death, with five children snuggled around them. Sully tells of a dream of seeking fanciful creatures in a barren place; in her dream is she hoping to find some good in the face of loss?

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