Issue of September 18, 2017

Bookshelf: Stinky Rotten Threats by Terry Petersen by Piker Press — Books by Piker Press authors

Another book by Piker Press authors!

No Reason by Gayle Jansen Beede — Cover story fiction violence

Gayle Jansen Beede is the author of a collection of poems called "You Can Practically See Cattle Dancing," and a children's book, "Audrey to Zoe: An Alphabet of Critters." Some of her work has appeared in Cumberland Poetry Review, Karamu, Louisiana Literature, Negative Capability, Poet & Critic, Zone 3. She lives a stone's throw from San Francisco.

Backyard Astronomy: Signs of Autumn (2003-09-22) by Cheryl Haimann — Nonfiction

The autumnal equinox will occur on September 22, but you don't need a calendar to know that the date is near. The sky gives you two unmistakable clues - one at night, and the other during the day.

Coffee by Tony Gloeggler — Poem unrhymed

"...when creaky pipes were burglars..."

Cool Jimmy by Jimmy Pappas — Poem unrhymed

"...he hears someone turn on a car alarm system..."

When I try to write from memory this is what I come up with by Abigail George — Poem unrhymed

"...like life, a dream or a flashback..."