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

Issue of December 20, 2021

11 articles in this issue.


Forestwood by Ralph Bland — Cover story fiction life love

Part One of Three. When you lose interest in keeping your life -- well, lively and interesting -- you start to see just how green that grass is on the other side of the fence...

Christmas in Lights, 1951 by Terry Petersen — Fiction family

The Second World War has destroyed their lives. Will there ever be another brightly-lit Christmas?

Calliope by Frederick Foote — Fiction writing mature content

Inspiration can stop you right in your tracks, or run you down with a bus, or both...

Haiku by Gopal Lahiri — Haiku

Mid-winter presents...

A Pair of Cardinals by Richard D. Houff — Poem unrhymed

"It doesn't take much time if you remain still..."

Dear Wife on Earth by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...the universe is more out here than back there..."

I Am More Than My Body by Tlalane Manciya — Poem unrhymed

Tlalane Manciya writes poetry, short stories and romance novels. Her writing vision is to write inspiring poems and stories that not only feed the soul but the mind as well, reaching audiences on the global stage.

Nit-Picker by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Maybe I'm a troglodyte..."

Further into the Darkness 28 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

Valerie, attacked by the crone-witch, has been destroyed by the spell. The defenders are down another player...

The Lake Erie Lights 17 by Hawkelson Rainier — Serial fiction speculative

Roy's clones are gone, and his physical brain is a mess. He can ride along in the body of the gray alien, but how will that help?

Aliens by Jim Bates — Speculative fiction humor

Land in NYC and almost anything could happen...

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