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

Issue of August 11, 2008

8 articles in this issue.


The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: Review by Wendy Robards — Book review

Wendy Robards reviews the book "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

Avalon Springs by Dan Mulhollen — Cover story fiction

What is art? Is it only the things that end up in a museum? Only the things that can be sold in a reputable house? What about the crayon scrawl that a mother carefully saves because it was the first drawing her child made, with colors so bold and beautiful? What about the thoughts that occur in measured order, flowing from a pen onto paper, portrait of the shadows of a heart?

Lichloved 84 by Alexandra Queen — Dark humor, fantasy

The Mounds of Scorpid Hominae. Aww. You know when mama cats bring half dead mice for their kittens to practice on? Yeah. Hazz is lazier than that.

Chicken Cordon Bleu by Sand Pilarski — Food

Chicken Cordon Bleu is a rich and delicious entree, and not all that difficult to make, either. Here's how ...

Peek of the Week 155 by Mel Trent — Photo art
cooties by Sand Pilarski — Poem unrhymed

You know them when you see them, and you can never forget how some people have them...

Patterns in Blood 38 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

Worried about her old friend Katherine, Alanna meets with the cult leader, Brother Georgie, and finds she has to deal with the most horrible memory of all ...

The Aser Stories 63: Second Thoughts by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy

Well, yeah, we knew what we were doing! Or did we? Good intentions sometimes have to backtrack for practicalities. Oh, and did we mention that wizards are jerks?

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