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

Issue of January 19, 2009

8 articles in this issue.


Review in Haiku: Starting Out Sideways by Katrina Stonoff — Book review

Katrina Stonoff reviews the book "Starting Out Sideways" by Mary E. Mitchell.

The Road Home: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "The Road Home" Rose Tremain

Wendy Robards reviews the book "The Road Home" by Rose Tremain.

Talking to Myself: A Brief Auto-Interview by Scott Nickel — Cover story essay comics cartoonist Scott Nickel

This week, the Piker Press welcomes guest Scott Nickel, the creator of the marvelously funny comic strip, "EEK!" Hello, Scott!

Here Comes The Bride, Part 2 by Lydia Manx — Fiction horror vampires Lydia Manx

The trip to the mall and the bridal store, with all its attendant clerks and frothy fabrics is -- to Renee -- far more of an annoyance than a couple of car-jacking punks ...

Faux Fangs 18: Hair of the Dog by Beverly Pauley — Fiction spoof

Beer and beautiful girls -- the dog show is fun, but this wasn't what Vlad the Inhaler was meant to do ...

Backyard Astronomy: Venus by Cheryl Haimann — Nonfiction astronomy venus night sky

A look at our inscrutable neighbor, Venus.

Peek of the Week 178 by Lydia Manx — Photo art Atlatl Rock

Pictographs at Atlatl Rock, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.

A Little Exercise by Dan Mulhollen — Poem unrhymed

Poem, unrhymed, by Dan Mulhollen.

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