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

Issue of March 13, 2005

10 articles in this issue.


Fever Dreams 035 by Sand Pilarski — Comics

Commemorating the inventor of product warning labels.

Blossoms by Sand Pilarski — Cover story short fiction Contemporary

Amada's stories of her father made the winter's cold more painful. But Spring is coming, and with it, a new bloom.

Contests: Piker Press Poetry Open by Cheryl Haimann — News writing contests

National Poetry Month is drawing near, so unleash your poetic urges on the Piker Press.

Know Your Writing Markets 06 by Kellie Gillespie — News writing markets

Travelogues and travel articles are always in demand, so make some reservations, keep track of your expenses in order to take them off your taxes, and write about your experiences for these travel magazines.

Contests: Allen Ginsberg by Kellie Gillespie — News, writing contests

Honoring Allen Ginsberg's contribution to American literature, this contest is open to any writer. Only unpublished poems will be considered for the contest; up to five poems per person are allowed.

Small church lends hand in Ethiopia by Alexandra Queen — Nonfiction people humanitarian

Ripon is a small town whose population barely exceeds ten thousand, and only a small percentage of those folk attend the Ripon Church of Christ. But a handful of people here in the States have made a tremendous difference on the other side of the world.

Meanderings 11 by Basil D. — Op_ed, humor, kids, pets

<b>The Sad Demise of Larry the Pig.</b> For a biting varmint, Larry the Guinea Pig had quite a bit of personality. When he passed, the holes he left in his family's hearts were larger even than the ones he had left in their fingers.

Oort Cloud Oddities: Squid Eye by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed, humor, romance

Just in time for Valentine's Day, a team from Brown University has discovered that the human eye is gross. But it takes a married couple to make science downright nauseating.

Scotch Whiskey by Jerry Seeger — Poem free verse

An ode to one poet's inspiration.

Anachronocity v9p4 by Josh Brown — Serial fiction, scifi

Vol. 9 - Mama's Pride - Part 4 <br> Katlyn's retelling of the past continues. She awakens in the medical bed, wound treated, and learns about the fate of her companions. Then she is introduced from afar to the captain of the <i>Mama's Pride</i>, Greegan the Mighty.

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