Issue of April 20, 2020 : Piker Press

A Blast with the Barclays by Harrison Kim — Cover story fiction humor

Vocabulary Word of the Day: "Karma."

Clubbing with Constellations by Ndaba Sibanda — Essay life

How shall we learn to see the meaning of the world, the universe around us?

L'Affaire by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

In front of Mom's very eyes...

What Do I Know 9 by Bernie Pilarski — Essay spirituality

The ninth in a series of "Unresearched Essays," short, one topic essays, written using only information from memory.

Place Settings 01 by Sand Pilarski — Fiction life love

December, 2007. Oh, yes, the year the recession hit home hard...

"...Watch -- you'll catch the gentle weave of light..."

In the Festival of the World by Xi Nan (Nancy) — Poem unrhymed

"...look into the cell phone to find someone who can chat..."

Not of Byzantium by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem unrhymed

"...Exceeding empires, exceeding even Elysium..."

Oasis by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...I repented for not Being able to recognize her..."

Subway Pocket Poem by Tony Gloeggler — Poem unrhymed

"...hard hats in one hand, flashlights in the other..."

The Truth About Paper by Charlie Brice — Poem unrhymed

"...Never acts violated by the ink I smear..."

Wildfires by Frederick Foote — Poem unrhymed

"...flames of inequity jumped rivers of reality..."