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

Issue of October 2, 2004

9 articles in this issue.


Fever Dreams 016 by Sand Pilarski — Comic

Midway through the Jones contract, did a bee fly into Ms. Barnes' blouse, or did she simply decide to seek employment elsewhere? We report, you decide.

That's Life 18 by John Queen — Comics

Telnit brings you inside coverage of the Presidential Debates. Take a peek inside the heads of candidates and announcers and get the scoop on what was really going on behind all the rhetoric.

Contests: Delacorte Press Teen Novel, Ghost Stories by Gillespie and Queen — News

If you can keep up with the biters, the skaters and the trendies and your words be full of grooviness and butter, then you might want to try the Delacorte Press contest for Young Adult Novels. Meanwhile, the Ghost Story and Darklight contests continue.

GGGL: Create Your Own Retreat by Writer Gypsy — Op_ed

<b>Gypsy's Guide to Good Living.</b> Have you ever longed for an oasis in your own home? With a little bit of creativity and frugality, you can create an oasis in your own home for less than $50.00.

Oort Cloud Oddities: The Genesis of Gender by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed

"Why is pink considered a girl color and blue a boy color?" It's a little known fact that gender was invented in the 1930's to combat the Great Depression.

At the Reference Desk: Doozies by Kellie Gillespie — Op_ed humor library

The job of a reference librarian is livelier than you might think. Some of the questions they receive in the course of the day are real, well...

Fallen Angel by Jeff Vierra — Poem

Poem

Intro to Ozzie by Alexandra Queen — Serial fantasy humor

It's been a little over a year, but Osgun the half-orc is back. Next week will begin the second set of his adventures as he pursues the woman he loves deep into the lands of the demon king. But first, a little refresher as to the plot so far.

Runaway by Writer Gypsy — Short

A "Write Fiction Like Cheryl" runner-up. Gangs, drugs, slipping grades, arguments -- being a single mother has enough worries without your teen-aged son disappearing.

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