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

Issue of October 9, 2017

6 articles in this issue.


To Believe or Not Believe by Tony Gloeggler — Cover story poem unrhymed

Is an act of faith a choice?

Time by Bernie Pilarski — Essay philosophy

Take one NaNovel, edit out the rough bits, and boom, you've got "Time." This past year Bernie participated in his first NaNoWriMo. This piece is an excerpt of his unnamed novel. After having removed the 47,000 words that did not really work, he found that there was at least a potentially interesting essay on the nature of life, the universe and everything. That is the way he usually writes, which is why he is an unproductive and unknown author.

Oort Cloud Oddities: Who wears the dress in this kitchen? by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed

The gender wars continue to wage in the kitchen and around the house. In the end, however, perhaps we are not so different. After all, none of us, man or woman, knows what the hell to do with three bottles of "dill" in the spice cabinet.

Apple Cider by Lydia Manx — Poem

A poem for Autumn...

Missing on a Weekend by Deeya Bhattacharya — Poem unrhymed

"...They stoop and rise to the rhythm of life..."

This reunion of the 'bruising flame' and 'threadbare hem' by Abigail George — Poem unrhymed

"...autumn's splendor, you winder guest..."

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