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

Issue of July 20, 2020

9 articles in this issue.


Money Changer-in-law by Banqobile Virginia Dakamela — Cover story fiction

Be it greed, lust, or dishonesty, rest assured, those sins will come back to haunt...

A Labor of Love by Frederick Foote — Poem unrhymed

"...to embrace those in the palaces and government halls..."

A Tale of Monuments by Rehanul Hoque — Poem unrhymed

"...They discovered lava streams engulfing every inch of Latoli..."

Blues for Samantha by Charles Cicirella — Poem unrhymed

"...Overwhelmed, Over easy, Over you..."

In Praise of Stay-At-Home by Carl Papa Palmer — Poem unrhymed

Carl "Papa" Palmer of Old Mill Road in Ridgeway, Virginia, lives in University Place, Washington. He is retired from the military and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) enjoying life as "Papa" to his grand descendants and being a Franciscan Hospice volunteer.

Kate Winslet by Alex Andy Phuong — Poem unrhymed

Such a storied past...

Sigh for an Answer! by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Knight in shining armor! Was that Expected of you..."

The Wine of the Rainbow by Hongri Yuan — Poem unrhymed

"...the earth will be as transparent as a golden smile..."

unveiled by K.E. Risen — Poem unrhymed

"reading Sylvia Plath i peel back layers..."

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