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

Issue of May 28, 2012

10 articles in this issue.


The Lola Quartet: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "The Lola Quartet"

Filled with complex characters with secrets from their pasts, Emily St. John Mandel's third novel, "The Lola Quartet," revolves around the simple, yet compelling, concept that one decision can have lasting echoes far into the future.

Sex, Pecs, and Little Pink Pills by Pete McArdle — Cover story short fiction personal disaster mature content

Wanting everything you can get will get you into trouble as surely as will getting everything everything you want ... and maybe everything you deserve ...

Men In Black 3: Movie Review by Bernie and Sand Pilarski — Movie review "Men in Black 3"

What could be a better way to start off the long weekend than with popcorn and greasy aliens from outer space?

Peek of the Week 350 by Mel Trent — Photo art

The intricate tapestry of a caterpillar pest.

I Will Never Know Their Names by Mitchell Waldman — Poem unrhymed

"It doesn't seem like too much to think about you, once (or twice) in my life ..."

The Twinning 8 by Barbara Rendall — Serial fiction culture China

The great honor of being invited to a banquet at the top of Great Wisdom Hill is extended to the Canadian delegates. Trish, in her slow ascent up the mountain, may come to understand its name...

Cappuccino Is the Answer for Job Dissatisfaction 3 by Hillary E. Peak — Serial fiction employment

Don't, don't, don't. Nothing like a boss who looks for reasons to say that word!

The Complex 25 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires mature content

Jerry is drawn again and again by blood, into the memories of Benjamin and Leonardo.

The Truth About Mummies 4 by Ed Moyer — Short fiction fantasy

Time has passed for both Sonja and Edvard, in their vastly different states. But wait, something is not so different -- neither knows what their future will bring ...

Dinner With Henry 67: A Call To Arms by Bruce Memblatt — Short fiction fantasy humor

The door in the loft -- who knows what might come out of it next? There seems to be only one possible course of action...

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