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

Issue of June 16, 2025

14 articles in this issue.


Don't Call Him the Janitor by T.J. Young — Cover story speculative fiction

T. J. Young is a writer living in Seattle, WA. After years as an environmental attorney, he now pursues the far more lucrative profession of creative writing. He occasionally travels to the Andromeda galaxy in search of material, but otherwise spends most of his time reading. He is married with three superhero children.

My Old Kentucky Haunt by Lynda Rees — Essay

LYNDA REES, THE MURDER GURU: This multi-award-winning, multi-genre author brings you the best in history, mystery and suspense with a dash of romance. The free-spirited world-traveler’s diverse background and previous corporate career in marketing and global transportation, bring a rare perspective to her writing.

Father's Day by Gregory Smith — Fiction

Why it's so much better to love than to regret...

Going to Meet the Hoppers by Fiona Sinclair — Fiction life

The eye of the beholder is informed by much more than sight...

The Boys Who Lived by Ankit Raj Ojha — Fiction life

Vengeance is the only cure for withholding the written word...

Crazy Things by Kushal Poddar — Poem unrhymed

"...police arrived again to take his flesh in custody..."

everything you say always sounds like it could almost be the truth by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"in between seasons beneath this luminous pewter sky..."

Evolution by Jeff Burt — Poem unrhymed

"...It does not shimmy or shake..."

Girls by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...they laughed louder and I was embarrassed..."

Nature Morte by Kate Hill-Charalambides — Poem unrhymed

Kate Hill-Charalambides, originally from London, enjoys triple nationality: British/French and Greek Cypriot. She lives in Alsace where she works as an English teacher and studied at the University Jean Jars in Toulouse. Some of her work has been inspired by her voluntary work for an association which helps the victims of human trafficking.

The People’s Pleadings for the Legend’s Comeback by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Bold and brilliant, Lovemore Tshuma is our cultural icon..."

To the Red Rose Found Dead in My Diary by Uday Shankar Ojha — Poem unrhymed

"...the bright morning you gave me, and your life too..."

Vignettes by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"A commoner never becomes king..."

Decay 2 by Mahmoud Maher Eltrawy — Serial fiction

Is honesty so unpalatable that we prefer deceit?

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