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

Issue of October 2, 2017

6 articles in this issue.


Fever Dreams 117 by Sand Pilarski — Comics

Maurice liked to throw pieces of fish to his wife's cat.

Gone Fishing by Frederick Foote — Cover story short fiction horror

Does this one arrive when you least expect it? Or is it always nearby...

Burning With Wood by Bernie Pilarski — Nonfiction essay

It's not just a matter of staying warm; it's not just a matter of saving money. The sight draws us, the heat directs us, and there is more still that the flames bring to us ...

Alternate Charges by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...the glow retreats, done is the day of toil..."

One half a Mil by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...I had it all, I wanted more..."

Simplification of Threads by Adam Levon Brown — Poem unrhymed

"...Stuck in the frenzy with bare-anger clotheslines..."

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