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

Issue of December 25, 2004

8 articles in this issue.


Fever Dreams 025 by Sand Pilarski — Comic

Elves only get the week after Christmas off for vacation.

Contests: World of Darkness by Gillespie and Queen — News

At last, all those hours spent playing White Wolf could pay off! White Wolf Inc. is hosting a novel contest. And of course, there's always the Piker Press anti-fanfic Darklight contest to consider, too.

Websurfing 03 by Morris and Gillespie — News

The evolution of Santa Claus, all about snow, and excellent online shopping.

Cookie Tradition by Wendy Robards — Nonfiction

Traditional Swedish Christmas pepparkakors -- cookies so good they take two days to make. Each taste contains a memory.

Holiday Memories by Lydia Manx — Op_ed

Walking through the tree lot, stomping in the puddles littered with real pine needles in a drenching Southern California winter rain; these are the memories that define Christmas.

Meanderings 02 by Basil D. — Op_ed

<b>In Which I Morph From Jolly Old Elf to Fat Nazi, Which Alters My Sleeping Arrangements.</b>

Morning by Patrick Devine — Poem

Poem

At Your Service 04 by Jeff Vierra — Serial

<b>Prophet In His Own Land, part one</b>. Newly ordained deacon, Stephen Hatchell, has shown his wife the night of her life, scared several foul words out of her mouth in front of the children, and is headed off to his first Mass as a deacon. Life is wonderful.

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