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

Issue of January 29, 2018

9 articles in this issue.


Things Can Always Get Worse by Peter Barbour — Cover story fiction horror

Peter Barbour grew up in Philadelphia, PA. He is an avid fisherman, bicyclist, and canoer. His hobbies include drawing and carving wood. He is a retired physician, who practiced Neurology in Allentown, PA, where he still resides. He is married and has three children, and four grandchildren. He has always loved telling stories.

Blue Horizons by Gabriella Garofalo — Poem unrhymed

"...let scarves and shadows fly in the blue..."

Cotton Balls by Daginne Aignend — Poem unrhymed

Daginne has posted some of her poems on her fun project website www.daginne.com. She's also the co-editor of Degenerate Literature, a poetry, flash fiction, and arts E-zine, and a regular guest editor of Whispers, an online journal which paints pictures with words.

I Am Rich in My Losses by Rajnish Mishra — Poem unrhymed

"...my walks along the riverfront my mornings and evenings, the pushing mad crowd..."

On My New Direction by John Patrick Robbins — Poem unrhymed

John Patrick Robbins is a barroom poet whose work has appeared in Red Fez, Spill The Words, Horror Sleaze Trash, Inbetween Hangovers, Ramingos Porch,Your One Phone Call, The Outlaw Poetry Network. His work is always a hundred percent unfiltered.

People's Futile Anvil by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...people's endless stories and problems..."

sirens and wind by Cynthia Sharp — Poem unrhymed

"...the energy of a storm on the way..."

The Write Light by Linda Imbler — Poem unrhymed

Linda Imbler is the Kansas-based author of the published poetry collection "Big Questions, Little Sleep." Her work has appeared in numerous national and international journals. Linda's creative process and a current, complete listing of sites which have or will publish her work can be found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.

After Life 14 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction death

Roj doesn't think of herself as a ghost, even though she's dead. On the other hand, who's there to teach her about being a ghost?

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