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

Issue of May 1, 2006

7 articles in this issue.


Fever Dreams 004 by Sand Pilarski — Comic

An aerial view of a "big" showdown. An obese woman is surprised by a cat.

Uncle Edgar and the Mountain Storm by Sand Pilarski — Cover story short fiction humor

Uncle Edgar was watching the evening weather with me the other day, and told me not to worry so much about the freakish unseasonable rains we've seen this Spring. "You want weather to worry about? I'll tell you what kind of weather you'd need to worry about!"

Lichloved 26 by Alexandra Queen — Dark humor, fantasy

It ain't pretty, but Ashlinne's first fight real fight is over. How much of your head has to be left uneaten before you can call it a "win"?

Night Time 37 by Lydia Manx — Fiction horror vampires mature content

First they're annoyed at the interruption of their play, then they're afraid of the second stranger at their door. Then Vinny and Melinda decide to make this nightmare into their dream come true. Whoops, their mistake.

Oort Cloud Oddities: Off the Path by Alexandra Queen — Humor

In the horror movies, traveling off the beaten path always means sure death for the vacationing family. Thank goodness real people aren't stupid enough to do that.

Peek of the Week 039 by Jon Renaut — Photo art

Caterpillar in the Sun

Labyrinthine by Terri Edwards — Poem blank verse

Blank verse. The architecture of emotions; some people put up more than just walls.

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