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

Issue of April 17, 2023

14 articles in this issue.


Rubidium by Jim Bates — Cover story fiction life

Jim lives in a small town twenty miles west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His stories and poems have appeared in nearly three hundred online and print publications.

Special Place by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

Harvey Silverman is a retired physician living in Manchester, NH. He likes to think he tells stories in a way that he enjoys and that some others sometimes enjoy as well.

House of Mildew and Sunshine by Terry Petersen — Fiction life

Terry Petersen writes with positive thinking in mind. Her motto: Dive through the muck of real life, but surface with a gem.

A Tomorrow Poem Today by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

Richard LeDue currently lives and teaches in Norway House, Manitoba. His poems have appeared in various publications throughout 2020 and 2021.

At the Escritoire by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

Sanjeev Sethi is published in over thirty countries. He has more than 1900 poems printed or posted in literary venues around the world.

Blue Wolves Move in an Indigo Wood by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem unrhymed

Eric Robert Nolan's reporting, commentary, and creative work have been featured throughout 40 print and online publications in the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, Australia and India.

Chair Memories at the Inn by Peter A. Witt — Poem unrhymed

Peter A. Witt is a Texas Poet and a retired university professor.

Hitchhiking on Ziba by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Soundings East, Dalhousie Review and Connecticut River Review.

Mornings and Shadows by April Mae M. Berza — Poem unrhymed

April Mae M. Berza is the author of poems and short stories appearing in numerous publications in America, France, Canada, Belgium, Romania, India, Japan, Great Britain, and the Philippines.

My guy by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

Poussin teaches French and English at a university in Georgia, USA.

Of Clear, Clean and Conscienceless Scandals by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

Sibanda is a Bulawayo-born poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer who has a passion for themes and topics around conservation, nature, development and justice.

Shooting stars – A Holocaust story by David L. Painter — Poem unrhymed

David Painter is a Northeast Ohio poet and photographer. His aim is to capture his point of view on the world through nature, culture, architecture and history.

We Need You by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

Pranab Ghosh is a journalist, writer, poet, translator and blogger.

Geistmann Redux: John Robinson Investigates, Chapter Twenty-Four by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Ron Singer (b. 1941) lives in New York City with his wife, the painter, Elizabeth Yamin, After having taught for 44 years, in 2008 Singer became a full-time writer.

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