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

Issue of April 17, 2005

8 articles in this issue.


Fever Dreams 039 by Sand Pilarski — Comics

Combatting the Rising Costs of Medical Care

That's Life 21 by John Queen — Comics political

That's Life takes us deep into the dark side of sports and the use of steroids.

Dinner Etiquette by Melanie Trent — Cover story poem, free verse

A tale of food and heartache. Winner of the 2005 Piker Press Poetry Open.

Piker Press Poetry Open 2005 by Cheryl Haimann — News contest

And the winner is...

White Trash Gene by Katy Grace — Op_ed editorial family

The White Trash Gene (WTG) is a recessive gene but unlike other recessive genetic abnormalities, this one doesn?t require procreation to wreak its havoc. It simply requires the close proximity of another like-gened sufferer.

Meanderings 15 by Basil D. — Op_ed humor food family kids

<b>A Story of Mashed-Chocolate Love.</b> Who knew that becoming a grandparent means eating candy could be such a chore?

Oort Cloud Oddities: Oscar Birthday by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed, humor, kids, parenting

Nothing ruins a birthday like the Oscars. Don't try to emulate celebrities, people, they're professionals.

That Happens Sometimes by Jerry Seeger — Short fiction contemporary romance

A beautiful girl catches his eye. She seems familiar, and when she calls out to him like he knows her, he asks where it is that they met before. Why does that seem to cause her so much pain?

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