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

Issue of December 18, 2023

13 articles in this issue.


Mercury by Jim Bates — Cover story fiction life

If we don't handle it carefully and with respect, love can just slip through our hands...

The Winter Harvest by Zach George — Fiction horror

Zach George writes fiction of all lengths with surreal, dark, and mystical atmospheres. He lives in Southwest Ohio where he can often be found staring at blank pages while hoping words will spontaneously appear.

The Boy Who Drank Blood by Peter Rustin — Fiction humor

Peter Rustin and his wife Leslie recently moved from Los Angeles to Peter’s native Connecticut, with their three rather intelligent cats. Peter is an attorney practicing remotely with his firm in Los Angeles.

A Roach's Dose by John Haymaker — Flash fiction

Part of a daily requirement?

The Strangest Dream by David Crann — Poem

David Crann and family took up permanent residence in Provence, France in 1990. His interests include family, travel, poetry, music, bridge and gardening.

A Harmonious Healer and a Pure Gift Gone Too Soon by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...her harmonies breezed ease into the broken hearts..."

doesn’t he know i’m hungover? by Tohm Bakelas — Poem unrhymed

"...red-bellied woodpecker..."

Economic Growth, at What Cost? by Hossein Hakim — Poem unrhymed

Hossein Hakim was born in Tehran, Iran. He came to the United States in 1976 for his graduate studies in electrical engineering and received a Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1982. He was a professor of electrical engineering for 38 years and retired in 2020.

Epiphany at the St. Louis Art Museum by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"...Their rich robes sparkled with gold..."

Hangover by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...right next to the singed words of the past and of the future..."

Permutation by Kimutai Kemboi Allan — Poem unrhymed

Kimutai Kemboi Allan is a Kenyan writer residing in Nairobi.

Silverlake Visitor by James Croal Jackson — Poem unrhymed

"...cruising through the lost streets of Silverlake ..."

They Were Here by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...the creatures from the earth’s core..."

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