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

Issue of October 16, 2006

8 articles in this issue.


Birds of Ripon 02 by Bernie Pilarski — Comics

Who knows why the mysterious, dapper junco hangs out with the sparrows? Is it for comfort? Is it something more sinister?

Fever Dreams 108 by Sand Pilarski — Comics

The Woman Who Wears Too Much Perfume will live a long life.

First Day by Jerry Seeger — Cover story short fiction

In the City of Spires, there is a holiday that everyone celebrates, a holy-day of the human heart. Even the darkest winter must give way before it ...

Lichloved 49 by Alexandra Queen — Dark humor, fantasy

The sound rattling through BitBit's nightmare follows him into the waking realm. What awaits him on the other side of the heavy oak door?

Peek of the Week 063 by Sand Pilarski — Photo art

The heart of a rose

Up North by Mark W. Swarthout — Poetry unrhymed

A peaceful place, a place for pine and a clear blue sky to reflect in the lake.

Dark Whispers: Running Amok 12 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

The crew of the yacht are very nice to look at, but not much good for anything else. A blunder on the captain's part causes Charlotte to tip her hand more than she would have liked

Autumn by Lydia Manx — Short fiction

Missed the bus, missed the field trip -- but there is one thing that this kid knows about what to do when life seems more serious and sad than it should ...

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