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.