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

Issue of September 10, 2012

8 articles in this issue.


The World We Found: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "The World We Found"

Three Indian women find their lives changed, and their reality far from the dreams they had when they were young friends together in this novel by Thrity Umrigar.

The Supermarket 06 by Eric Suhem — Comic

With these crackpots, you have to be careful -- you never know what they know about what you're thinking!

Bless Me, Father by Pete McArdle — Cover story short fiction humor horror

Contrition, Confession, Penance ... just old-fashioned words from an old-fashioned religion -- not real words for real people. Or are they?

"Thank You, No. We're Well" 03 by Robert Earle — Fiction novella Russian Revolution

Valery Asimov remembers the night of Ivan's death, how it affected them all, and the resolve it brought ...

The Words: Movie Review by Bernie and Sand Pilarski — Movie review "The Words"

At last, a movie about writers! Now we'll see some sweating over a keyboard, some agonizing about the pacing of a plot ... won't we?

Peek of the Week 365 by Tom Rendall — Photo art

A man reads his newspaper in New Summer Palace, Beijing, China.

The Complex 40 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires mature content

At last the threat of true death has become real to the two trapped vampires, but even Jerry's dark heart will be affected by what he's about to hear ...

The Rented Pet, Part Five: Epilogue by Ron Singer — Short fiction pets romance life

Where did they go? Any place at all? One thing is certain, they go with us wherever we go, because we keep them close ... in our hearts.

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