Issue of May 7, 2018 : Piker Press

About THE ODDS 11 by Bill Harvey — Comic

Artificial Intelligence? What about Artificial Vanity?

Platinum City by Hongri Yuan — Cover story poem unrhymed

Hongri Yuan, born in China in 1962, is a poet and philosopher interested particularly in creation. His poetry has been published in the UK, USA, India, New Zealand, Canada and Nigeria.

Dirty Martini by John Dorroh — Poem unrhymed

"...The dark gray cloud bank rolled over the hill from St. Louis..."

poem drunk on blood by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...when the trigger is pulled..."

The Beginning of Universal Awareness by Jake Cosmos Aller — Poem unrhymed

"...Yet life sometimes needs clarification..."

Tyrant Fallen by Linda Imbler — Poem unrhymed

"...an exhalation of breath, blessed relief..."

Yard Work by Michael H. Brownstein — Poem unrhymed

"...into a wind across an edge of yard..."

After Life 27 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction death

Having irrevocably destroyed the trust between Hennessey and Garrison, Roj spies on Duchamps to see his organization crumbling, but she's gone too far...

Poutine and Clair Part Two by Dan Mulhollen — Serial fiction sexuality love mature content

Luke takes a vacation and tries a new dish...