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

Issue of July 29, 2024

13 articles in this issue.


Guerdon by Michael Moreth — Art

Michael Moreth is a recovering Chicagoan living in the rural, micropolitan City of Sterling, the Paris of Northwest Illinois.

Hidebehind by Mark Ferguson — Cover story fiction horror

Mark Ferguson has written science fiction, fantasy novels and short stories since youth. Outside of writing he performs research in microsystems, nanotechnology and device integration.

Happy Birthday by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

Endings are a part of life, so why don't we teach people how to grieve?

The Pot and the Kettle by Reeve Chudd — Fiction life

Reeve Chudd is a retired trusts and estates attorney living in Carmel, Indiana. In his youth, he wanted to be writer, but he wasn’t prepared to sacrifice eating for his art.

Upon Slovenia's Shore by Susan Brumel — Poem

"A few years ago, I retired from a thirty-five year career in hospice counseling, when I began writing poetry. My poems are influenced by my patients’ journeys, the compelling beauty of nature, and the human condition."

A February Romance by Elizabeth V. Koshy — Poem unrhymed

Dr. Elizabeth V.Koshy is a Professor in English Literature at Dr.A.B.Telang Senior College, Pune, India.

Changes by Gregg Norman — Poem unrhymed

Gregg Norman lives and writes in Manitoba, Canada. His work has been accepted by numerous poetry journals and literary magazines.

Death at 50 km/h by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...obeying the speed limit like it's scripture..."

Plague: an alternative Armageddon by David Crann — Poem unrhymed

"...Plague is in the air..."

Talk to Me by Prithvijeet Sinha — Poem unrhymed

"...inscriptions from a heavenly hand fall on you..."

The early bird gets to do the weeding by Peter A. Witt — Poem unrhymed

"...the grey of winter was about to be buried..."

Understand the Grand Plan First, Before Anything Else by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...At the centre of learning and teaching is the learner..."

Untold Stories by Snigdha Agrawal — Poem unrhymed

"...cannot be cornered into compromising situations..."

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