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

Issue of December 17, 2007

7 articles in this issue.


Poker Face by Mel Trent — Cover story fiction fantasy

Kaine has amazing powers of recovery, but there is only so much strength left in him, especially when the visions that engulf him are so painful that his heart can hardly bear them. And there's no time to stop and ponder them with the Pale Traveler still out there somewhere, hungry for his life ...

Peek of the Week 121 by Terry Haimann — Photo art

The first snow storm of the year in Des Moines, Iowa.

Patterns in Blood 06 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

The past life that Alanna never wanted to remember again has come back in a twisted haunting way. Now she has to rely on someone else's help, and tell the horrid story from its bitter beginnings.

Another Christmas Eve at the Bar by Dan Mulhollen — Short fiction

The people have changed as the years have gone by, at least in names and faces. Only two things are the same, the bar itself, and the loneliness of the lives of its patrons. Anthony Driscol and Keri Sherwood have decided to change that ...

What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor? Part 3 by Carol Anne Byrnes — Short fiction

Leprechauns and mushrooms and bears, oh my! Let's throw in some fish tacos and some more beer while we're at it ...

The Aser Stories 40: Happy Endings by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy

"And they all lived happily ever after..." Now just how does that work?

Shadow of Death, Part 2 by Carrie A. Golden — Short fiction horror

Conclusion. Kara discovers the gruesome history of the house she lives in, and events finally convince her father that Kara was, after all, telling the truth.

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