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

Issue of September 25, 2004

11 articles in this issue.


Finding Love by Beth Hackett

Cover story. Sometimes falling in love isn't about finding a new love. Sometimes, it's about healing old wounds and making peace with the past. When her brother chose to attend his son's graduation ceremony instead of their father's funeral, a young woman's heart is broken. Years later, a trip to Niagara Falls allows them to make peace with each other and the past.

Book Review: Seneca Falls Inheritance by Tedi Trindle — Book review

Set on the eve of the first Women's Rights Convention, Miriam Grace Monfredo's Seneca Falls mystery series provides tales of murder and intrigue that are both historically accurate and satisfying, cozy "cold weather" reads.

Fever Dreams 015 by Sand Pilarski — Comic

Mysteries of the deep.

That's Life 17 by John Queen — Comics

Tonight's discussion: truth in journalism and politics.

Contests: A.E. Coppard, Ghost Stories and <i>Darklight</i> anti-fanfic by Gillespie and Queen — News

Fans of the Sci-Fi channel's cheesy thriller <i>Darklight</i> are getting together to re-write a great wrong, while A.E. Coppard proves that when it comes to fiction, size doesn't matter.

Quirky Memphis 02 by Writer Gypsy — Nonfiction travel

<b>Elmwood Cemetery. </b>Buried among warehouses and railroad cars of Memphis, Elmwood is the oldest active cemetery in Memphis. Its unusual markers tell tales that are both history lessons and creative trysts.

Driving Me Crazy by Sailor Jim Johnston — Op_ed humor traffic

Tell some drivers about common traffic laws and they'll look at you like a small weasel just poked its head out of your mouth and started speaking Mandarin Chinese.

Lost in a Web by Schizophrenic Chick — Poem

Poem

Anachronocity v8p2 by Josh Brown — Serial

Vol. 8 - Truth and the Goddess Arl - Part 2 <br> After killing a man, Alex must cope with his terrible deed and face the consequences of his actions before his sanity is lost forever in a void of neverending darkness.

Dreamer 64 by Sand Pilarski — Serial

Oh, Patient Readers, it's The End, and someone named Adam shows up at Sully's front door ...

Margo Embargo, P.I. 02 by Alexandra Queen — Short

A "Write Fiction Like Cheryl" runner up. Mislabeled barrels of cooking sherry filled with chalk. Scraps of poetry. And someone willing to kill to keep a secret. Margo and NAFTA Agent Hertz are close to solving something big. Part 2 of 2.

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