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

Issue of December 22, 2008

7 articles in this issue.


Regeneration: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review

Wendy Robards reviews the book, "Regeneration" by Pat Barker.

The Man in the Front Parlor by Dan Mulhollen — Cover story fiction

Behind one door is someone who is always willing to lend an ear to matters of the heart or of hope, someone the entire family can count on to be present for advice or for company ...

The Prisoner, Part 6 by Tyler Willson — Fiction

Conclusion. Cliff finds himself all alone in the middle of the desert, tracking the armed and dangerous killer with no food or water, and a shotgun with only one shell. As the desert wears away at him and the prisoner, will Cliff find the inner strength to finally succeed at something?

Some Day 12 by Lydia Manx — Fiction horror vampires mature content

Billy is dead, there is no longer any doubt. For all that he was a filthy cheating scumbag, he had still been Josie's husband, and now she has scant time to grieve and learn to move forward.

Faux Fangs 14: To Thine Own Bat Be True by Beverly Pauley — Fiction spoof

A fortune teller has warned Rutherford Zucks and his mother to flee from deadly peril. Sadly enough for Rutherford, the strange woman was absolutely right ...

Holiday Foods by Lydia Manx — Food

Lydia Manx shares special holiday food recipes from her kitchen.

Peek of the Week 174 by Sand Pilarski — Photo art

Finches feed hungrily in the winter in the Central Valley of California.

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