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

Issue of April 13, 2015

10 articles in this issue.


His Lordship's Bicycle by KK Brown — short fiction

Lord Patu? In the hospital? Is he seriously injured? How did it happen? Will he be all right? Did he shoot anyone? Is his home-made beer safe?

The 13th Anniversary Issue by Sand Pilarski — Cover story retrospective anniversary issue

How many computers have I used up in the past 13 years?

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, WWII, and WWJD by Bernie Pilarski — Essay opinion

Pilarski examines the response of Dietrich Bonhoeffer during WWII, when he not only helped Jews escape from death in Germany but also helped plot an assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler.

The Message by Ron Mulhollen — Fiction kids math

I came up with the idea for The Message many years ago but I was unable to write it until recently. It's a simple story but in a way it encapsulates my philosophy for life. I hope you enjoy it. -- Ron Mulhollen

Not Dead Again by Ralph Bland — Fiction relationships

A graduate of Belmont University, Ralph Bland is married with a daughter and three very spoiled dogs, and on some occasions he likes to disguise himself as a normal person. He is the author of 16 novels, all of the comic Southern Fiction genre.

Kara, Kali and the Wind by Michael Cohen — Graphic short story fantasy, folklore

A graphic short story, illustrated and told in classic style. This charming fantasy story originally appeared in volume 1 of "The Forbidden Book" published by Renaissance Press in 2001.

Flailing in Love's Vast Ocean by Vivian Rinaldo — Poem unrhymed

I had no idea that I was being groomed for servitude ... That I would become both the altar and the acolyte ...

A Couple Parakeets by Dan Mulhollen — Poem unrhymed birds

A poetic thought about cage birds.

Gold in Those Yukon Hills by Lydia Manx — Short fiction

It was gold that drew them all, by the hundreds. Death met them, and cold and emptiness were their constant companions. But some learned that there was more to the land than ice and snow and gold ...

The Importance of Being Paranoid by Jerry Seeger — Short fiction

<p>When you know that there's some Mulligan out there just waiting to take you down, you have to keep your eye on the ball and your hand ready for the quick draw. And dammit, you KNOW those suckers are nearby, watching, ready to take you out ... they're just not always everything you think. But some of them -- are!

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