Issue of June 22, 2009

What the Dead Know: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "What the Dead Know"

Wendy Robards reviews the book, "What the Dead Know" by Laura Lippman.

Dawn's Early Light by Lydia Manx — Cover story fiction horror

In the search for youthful looks and greater beauty, people's vanity could become the very thing that destroys them ...

What's For Lunch? by Dan H. Woods — Humor column essay "What's For Lunch?"

Fine dining in France ranges from the sublime to the ... what on earth is that, anyway?

Notes From the Office 16: Comments Redux by Sand Pilarski — News editorial

The latest news from the desktop of the Piker Press.

Peek of the Week 200 by Mel Trent — Photo art

A mockingbird is ruffled by the wind.

Strange Bedfellows 14 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

When a vow is made, the task must be paid. This time a life hung in the balance, and was lost -- will another death bring justice? Or war?

Pecking Order by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction birds people work

It's not just the chickens that do it ...

That Stupid Bird by Tyler Willson — Short fiction humor birds

I don't care what the police said. It was that stupid bird's fault.