Piker Press — Issue of April 24, 2023

For Someone Like You by Mason Yates — Cover story speculative fiction

Mason Yates is from a small town in the Midwest, but he currently lives in Arizona, where he studied at Arizona State University.

Chanchala by Tejaswinee Roychowdhury — Fiction

Why must oppressors steal even the smallest of treasures...?

Jester by John Tustin — Poem rhymed

"...Not your partner but your clown..."

An Upward Glance by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...a morsel of paradise captured ..."

Animal Counsel by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"...I’m going off with the weather and not come back..."

HENRY'S by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...at HENRY’S diner in the aftermath of Covid..."

It's When We Become One. by Harshit Sahu — Poem unrhymed

"...when you manifest from the magic of my mind..."

Joint Enterprise by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem unrhymed

"...though most their lads had Nam and eggs..."

Rules of warfare by Patricia Saunders — Poem unrhymed

"...Death is then considered a moral intent..."

Sky’s Script by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...only the moonlight understands..."

"...is this question a waste of breath and time..."

Wealth by Brenton Booth — Poem unrhymed

Brenton Booth lives in Sydney, Australia. Among other publications, he has two full length collections available from Epic Rites Press.