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

Issue of April 24, 2004

5 articles in this issue.


Poetry for Pikers 03 by Cheryl Haimann — Nonfiction poetry

Want to write a love poem? Or do your tastes run more to juvenile mockery? In this installment, learn how to satisfy both of those poetic urges, and everything in between.

Oort Cloud Oddities: Hemingway by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed

In hating "The Old Man and the Sea", one comes to learn its true meaning. But it still stinks.

Anachronocity v4p1 by Josh Brown — Serial

Vol. 4 - History for Dummies - Part 1 <br> Alex and Katlyn's days of free-riding on the Pure League's dime come to an end as their search for work is completed. The ongoing war with the Elders gains two new recruits that are about to find out just what's at stake.

Dreamer 43 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family

Sully's sister has decided that she loves to visit Sully often -- as long as the next door neighbor hunk is home. "When her husband was alive, I practically played her role as wife. Now that he's gone, I'm just about playing her role as mother," Sully grumps. "Am I a faithful sister or am I just stupid?"

The Peacemakers by Kevin Landis — Short

Earth has been destroyed. Can a small band of renegade humans survive a genocide where the human race is the target?

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