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

Issue of February 2, 2009

7 articles in this issue.


Review in Haiku: The Used World by Katrina Stonoff — Book review

Katrina Stonoff reviews the book "The Used World" by Haven Kimmel.

After the Floods: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "After the Floods"

Wendy Robards reviews the book, "After the Floods," by Bruce Henricksen.

Betrayal In An Envelope by Kathryn Long — Cover story fiction

Kathryn Long has two published novels -- "Oklahoma's Gold" and "A Pleasant View" -- with a third, "Whips, Cuffs, and Little Brown Boxes", currently in "limbo" as it sits with a publisher. Besides writing, Kathryn spends a great deal of time at her day job as a language arts teacher. She is married and lives in northeastern Ohio.

Here Comes The Bride, Part 4 by Lydia Manx — Fiction horror vampires

The maniac trying to force them into a car wreck will just not give up. Renee is really beginning to hate her maid of honor's SUV ...

Backyard Astronomy: What's Up February 2009 by Cheryl Haimann — Nonfiction astronomy

In addition to Orion and the rest of the gang of winter constellations, February offers a dwarf planet, a comet, and a chance to steer the world's most famous telescope. You're gonna be very busy.

Peek of the Week 180 by Mel Trent — Photo art

Beautiful results of an ice storm.

Plague 1: Patient Zero, Part 2 by Mel Trent — Short fiction

Plague is walking infection, working for the ones who bring misery to the human race. Is his love for his sister enough to turn him from the path to Hell?

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