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

Issue of February 3, 2014

9 articles in this issue.


The Watchman: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "The Watchman"

The first of Robert Crais's Joe Pike novels, "The Watchman," is fast-paced, edge of your seat entertainment.

The Locket by Pete Armetta — Cover story fiction life

Time passes, and well-wishers always try to tell you it's good to move on. But what if you don't know how to move on? What if you're not sure you want to?

Adventures of a Grownup 20 by JH Mae — Essay life column

Hold a door open, pick up a book someone has dropped -- yes, the comfort of others!

Mostly True Random Thoughts by Michael Price — Fiction life memories

You get them when you wake up at 3:45 AM and they just crawl all over you...

Nebraska: Movie Review by Bernie and Sand Pilarski — Movie review "Nebraska"

Hoping to get in step with the nominations for the Academy Awards, Bernie and Sand check out the black and white film, "Nebraska."

The Place of Thorns by Steve Klepetar — Poem unrhymed

"...No voices offer comfort now..."

Dinner With Henry 106: Take a Letter Maria by Bruce Memblatt — Serial fiction fantasy humor

Oh, goody, Maria's going to tell her friend about the kitchen! Let's look over her shoulder as she writes...

Good Morning? 71 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction fantasy vampires werewolves

The face on the wall is older than you'd think a smiley could be, and Emma's finding out that where this face comes from, a smile is not what you want to see...

The Garden of Peed-In 10 by Paula Petruzzi — Serial fiction humor creation

Nar spent all his flint tools chopping down the biggest tree -- and then it vanished. There's reason for that, and the humans and the dogs are about to find out what it was.

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