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

Issue of November 27, 2006

9 articles in this issue.


Mes de los Muertos week 5 by — Announcement
Fever Dreams 114 by Cheryl Haimann — Comics

Ginger's Christmas Dream -- guest art by Poetry Editor Cheryl Haimann

Heading West by Lydia Manx — Cover story short fiction

Another town, just like the ones the wagon had passed by before, all the same, all filled with broken dreams and weary travelers too tired to keep on going. Who is to say what lead people to settle in this one?

Lichloved 54 by Alexandra Queen — Dark humor, fantasy

The big sex scene.

Peek of the Week 069 by Sand Pilarski — Photo art

Fall color in California -- Gaillardia

Keeping House by Cheryl Haimann — Poem unrhymed

At the end of Mes de los Muertos, the author discovers a surprising connection to her ancestor. In memory of Lillie Mae Tanner Coffey, 1929-2003.

Dark Whispers: Running Amok 18 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

The club "Green Eyes" is closed and abandoned; Giselle and Theo are nowhere to be found. Charlotte hears that she is being blamed for their disappearance, and has no idea what has happened -- except that whatever has emptied the club can't be good.

The End by Lothur Winston — Short fiction

The face in the mirror was my judge, and if it had its way, I would be my own executioner.

NaNoWriMo 2006: Blame It On NaNo by Jerry Seeger — Short nonfiction essay

Funny thing about writing -- once you start doing it, it changes how you see things ... and do things ...

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