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

Issue of May 29, 2004

7 articles in this issue.


That's Life 05 by John Queen — Comics

While a young woman in a clinic waiting room watches Nancy Pelosi on the television, her fetus collects ideas for escape.

Piker Pets: Babe by Sand Pilarski — Nonfiction

The first thing you think when you see Babe is "BIG" and the second thing is "TEETH." Really, he's the best sweet honey-bunkums ...

Oort Cloud Oddities: CAPTCHAs by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed

Can't tell if that's a loved one or an evil cyborg replica cooking you breakfast? You need a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. There's several of them out there -- Gotta CAPTCHA'm all!

Attack of the Cicadas by Jon Renaut — Op_ed, humor, insects

The last time the cicadas were here, he was only nine years old. The next time the cicadas come, he'll be out of the country.

Anachronocity v5p2 by Josh Brown — Serial

Vol. 5 - Rendezvous with Calisto - Part 2<br>Alex's work with Bethany hits a high-note as they finalize a key problem in the Pure League's upcoming attack on Calisto. Elsewhere on the ship, stress-levels rise with the impending assault setting everyone on edge.

Dreamer 47 by Sand Pilarski — Serial

Why is the one who wanted to keep the vows the one who is considered a dope? When did integrity become a liability? Why is an abandoned wife supposed to hang out a flag that says, "For sale by owner?"

Spiritspeaker - Part 2 by Josh Brown — Short

Life without Lacy buries Vince Raines, psychic phenom, under a mountain of work he'd all but forgotten about thanks to her. As he shuffles through the mail, he finds a mysterious letter and soon discovers it's not as bogus as he assumes. The path he's taken in life soon meets a roadblock he won't be able to pass.

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