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

Issue of July 21, 2008

7 articles in this issue.


The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Review by Cheryl Haimann — Book review

Piker Press Poetry Editor Cheryl Haimann reviews "The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread" by Don Robertson.

The Ridge Walker: Part 3 by Chas Wallace — Cover story fiction

If you live in an isolated little town, you can get very comfortable being like everyone else. They see the same sights, they speak the same language, they know where everything in town is supposed to be. However, if you step outside the isolation, and keep on traveling, after a while you know that if you ever go back to your home town, the people there might not even recognize who you are ...

Red Hot Art Review by Alexandra Queen — Humor, art, review

Is it a book review? A humor column? An artsy "how to"? No. It's just one of my pre-migraine days when everything is really agitating. And -- fabulous me! -- I'm bringing YOU along for the ride.

The Dark Knight: The Joker's On You by Bernie and Sand Pilarski — Movie review

Bernie and Sand Pilarski eagerly run to the movies to see "The Dark Knight." Now if we could only get Sand out from under her desk again ...

Peek of the Week 152 by Jon Renaut — Photo art

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Patterns in Blood 35 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

All but one of her old friends have been found to be dead, Michael is in the hands of her stalker, and another body has been found. Alanna has a deep fear of who it might be ...

The Aser Stories 59: Ace in the Hole by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy

Cornered between the deadly river and the fields of Kaladang the Axe, Aser and Danner get to insult the evil wizard Fellmount one last time.

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