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

Issue of November 13, 2006

8 articles in this issue.


Fever Dreams 112 by Sand Pilarski — Comics

That sweater appeared out of the darkness...

Birds of Ripon 06 by Bernie Pilarski — Comics birds

A dapper bird in black and white ... don't be silly, there's not a single penguin in Ripon. It's the amazing, magical Black Phoebe!

Lichloved 52 by Alexandra Queen — Dark humor, fantasy

Awakened by a disturbance, necromancer Hazzanghoul and shadow knight Ashlinne spring into action, with an insightful revelation into strategy.

Peek of the Week 067 by Mark W. Swarthout — Photo art

Tiger swallowtail butterfly resting on echinacea.

A New Sleep: Part 2 by Tom Hamilton — Serial fiction

As it turned out, committing suicide wasn't even all that difficult. In fact, when Doctor Burke told his colleagues about Pat's request for assisted suicide, it was like he'd placed a "Help Wanted" sign on Pat's chest.

Dark Whispers: Running Amok 16 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

Charlotte returns to the mainland and finds an unexpected visitor -- one with some secrets of his own that shake Charlotte to the core.

NaNoWriMo 2006:NaNoWriMo is People! by Cheryl Haimann — Short nonfiction essay

Like many others, I joined NaNoWriMo the first time because I thought I could write a better novel than some of the schlock I had paid money to buy and read. Long before the thirty days were up, I realized how wrong this notion had been.

Night and Me by Dan Mulhollen — Short nonfiction essay

In the latest hours of the night and the earliest hours of the day, a writer can find the solitude necessary for a long inward journey of the mind...

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