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

Issue of March 24, 2014

8 articles in this issue.


Burial Rites: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "Burial Rites"

Hannah Kent bases her debut novel, "Burial Rites," on the true story of Iceland's execution of a woman accused of a brutal murder.

Kevin's Wife by KK Brown — Cover story fiction humor marriage booze

She must have seen some redeeming quality in him, surely...

Reflections on Lenten Activities 4 by Bernie Pilarski — Essay column spirituality

Is it possible to take hope from an experience of the dark night of the soul?

Adventures of a Grownup 27 by JH Mae — Essay life column

You're only as old as you feel...wait, noooo!

In the Land of Zim, Part 6 by Robert Earle — Fiction Zimbabwe medical crisis

The work in the medical encampment is unending; so many people are sick the nurses will never be able to see them all. Yet this is exactly what has drawn them to this hopeless place...

Dinner With Henry 109: Them There Eyes by Bruce Memblatt — Serial fiction fantasy humor

Maria has been convinced that the beagle wants her to kill Clarissa. Would being possessed by a demon dog actually be an improvement in Maria's temperament?

Good Morning? 78 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction fantasy vampires werewolves

The prison in the mine is a corridor between worlds, worlds that have sealed horrors into the walls. Harry has to find a way out of the prison -- without Riley's hair-trigger temper getting them killed.

The Garden of Peed-In 17 by Paula Petruzzi — Serial fiction humor creation

Skeem's dreams of wealth come from laziness...can he make the effort necessary to be lazy all the time?

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