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

Issue of February 21, 2004

9 articles in this issue.


Backyard Astronomy: A Piker's Guide to Jupiter (2004-02-21) by Cheryl Haimann — Nonfiction

Don't spread it around, but Earth's best friend is a big toxic gasbag. Learn why we put up with it anyway.

Oort Cloud Oddities: Mad cow by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed

It's a mad, mad, mad cow ridden world out there. A simple trip to donate blood turns into an eye opening experience.

Hamtramck Walk 10 by Amy Probst — Op_ed travel

<b>Kitty, Kitty.</b>

Anachronocity v3p1 by Josh Brown — Serial

Vol. 3 - Land of the Bizarre - Part 1 <br> The ship is held together by duct tape and bubble gum. The doctor is worse. Why worry about joining a band of criminals when this rattrap is about to blow anyway? A dose of bad medicine puts Alex in the lead in the race to critical systems failure.

Dreamer 37 by Sand Pilarski — Serial

Book Three -- Remembering At Last: "I was ready to put up a sign in my front yard," Sully said. "One that said 'No solicitors, and that includes anyone who tries to fix me up with single friends and relatives.'"

Extinction's Brink 05 by Alexandra Queen — Serial

The gods may have taken him, but Rho Five's first day in the heavens isn't exactly what he expected. Speaking of not exactly what's expected, resident angel 27 finds out what her big surprise is. The gods must be crazy.

Victory Highway (Part XXVI) by John Trindle — Serial

Our last installment... Mark learns about Low Friends in High Places, and ends his journey. You have to end to begin again.

The Council of Nine: Part III -- Insurrection by Kevin Landis — Short

David is dead. Saam and Malcom are imprisoned. Who will thwart the council's evil scheme?

Ghost Story by Amy Probst — Short fiction, contemporary

Some of us are haunted by ghosts, shadows of the past that were once ourselves but have been deliberately left behind, sacrificed so that the living can rest in peace.

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