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

Issue of May 28, 2007

9 articles in this issue.


Review in Haiku: Freakonomics by Katrina Stonoff — Book review

Katrina Stonoff reviews "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner -- and is fascinated by this non-fiction book that uses economics to shed light on social questions.

The Black Painting by Mel Trent — Cover story short fiction

The voices are always there. Jack has tried to drown them out with medication and mutilation, but they call to him, and sometimes, he can't resist going to see if he can help them ...

Lichloved 71 by Alexandra Queen — Dark humor, fantasy

Our Friend Fashhad. A flashback to school, where Ashlinne continues to make friends in arcana class.

The Mythic West by Dan Mulhollen — Nonfiction essay

Riding along behind a herd of cattle, the dust coating your hat and your sun-weathered face, you get a sense of how little stocks and bonds matter. It's the sky, and the movement of the earth beneath your horse's hooves that matter, and how they let your heart fill all that space that gives your life a meaning ...

Peek of the Week 093 by Cheryl Haimann — Photo art

Flags line the property where John Wayne was born.

Dark Whispers: Running Amok 40 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

Charlotte has asked for Eddie's help, and he would love to help her any way he can. Maybe it's his chance to change how things turned out ...

The Aser Stories 14: A Mile Toward Change by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy

Ase Ur-Jennan receives a letter asking for help, and remembers an incident in the woods ...

Heading Further West by Lydia Manx — Short fiction horror vampires

Creatures of the supernatural who thirst for blood and emotional fears have taken a shine to Jenny, and the Wild West is about to get a bit Wilder...

Turn Off the Main Road: Winterset, Iowa by Cheryl Haimann — Short nonfiction

Marion Robert Morrison was born in Winterset, Iowa, in 1907. At the time, no one knew he would grow up to be an icon of the American West -- John Wayne.

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