Issue of December 28, 2015 : Piker Press

Hirsute Fits by Time Barrow — Cover story essay humor beard

Time Barrow is a writer, educator, poet, humorist, doctor, and dreamer living in Bellevue, WA and working as a UX writer for an Internet juggernaut.

Reader, I Read To Him - Part Three by Ron Singer — Fiction pets

Conclusion. What can have happened to Charles, who is arguably the most handsome, intelligent, and sensitive of cats?

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FOOD ISSUE by Piker Press — Overview

Got a recipe that's too good to forget? What about a story that revolves around culinary subjects? This is the issue to look forward to...

A Metaphorical Prison by Dan Mulhollen — Poem unrhymed

"...return to the tatters we've ripped apart..."

Blood Boil by Tempest Brew — Poem unrhymed

"...an argument in my mind..."

Cardboard Queen by JD DeHart — Poem unrhymed

"...portrait of a real person..."

Going Hungry 35 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family money food

As much fun as Gloria is having with her job, the backdrop is still a hungry, hurting economy...