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

Issue of August 13, 2007

9 articles in this issue.


Summer Crossing: A Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review

Piker Press staffer Wendy Robards discovers and reviews "Summer Crossing," Truman Capote's first novel, written when he was only 19 years old.

Summer by Lydia Manx — Cover story photoessay

Memories of summer -- the baseball games, the lightning bugs who clung to the sunflower leaves during the day, the time with family, the outings with friends ... this is a season to build rich treasures of sight and taste and images that will keep us warm and entertained during the winter months.

Lichloved 76 by Alexandra Queen — Dark humor, fantasy

The Mounds of Scorpid Hominae. Hazzanghoul's destination comes in view.

Pinhead Story: Part Three by Sam Virzi — Fiction

On top of a night spent in a drug dealer's den, Ted and Jack pass some time in a movie theater, and find that dropping the name of the Shah of Iran gets some interesting results ...

Stardust: Catch This One and Put It In Your Pocket by Bernie and Sand Pilarski — Movie review

Sand and Bernie get back in the movie theater saddle and review the summer sleeper, "Stardust."

Peek of the Week 103 by Michael McLaughlin — Photo art

A colorful house in Mexico, Lake Chapala area.

Old Ways by Dan Mulhollen — Poem un
Dark Whispers: Running Amok 50 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

Charlotte is ready to play out this Last Act of Jim. Maybe she should have done it back in Florida, but back there, she wouldn't have had the sexy company of Eddie, or Toby's massive presence to rely on. She just knows it's going to be good ...

The Aser Stories 24: Crime and Punishment by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy humor

If you teach your children how to behave properly, they might not have to face the consequences of having someone else teach them the hard way.

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