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

Issue of April 1, 2019

7 articles in this issue.


A Bodysuit of Lies by Dan Mulhollen — Cover story fiction

Do your fictions tell more about you than you think?

Piker Press Headline News by Bernie Pilarski — Fiction humor

Now you know!

Oort Cloud Oddities: The Mommy Voice by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed

Mothers have a unique tool to strike fear and terror into the hearts of those around them, a power that borders on the supernatural. We call it, "The Mommy Voice".

Artisan by Sand Pilarski — Poem rhymed

Not only is it April Fools' Day, April is also Poetry Month.

Eleven Questions Honoring the Fortieth Anniversary of the New York Times Science Page by Charlie Brice — Poem unrhymed

"...What equation would we use?..."

Mush by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...the road a sheet of ice..."

Writing 101: "The Further Adventures of Tank McManly" by Phil Miller — Short fiction humor bad writing

If you want to know the first thing about writing, be sure to read this article.

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