Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
November 02, 2026
"Mes de los Muertos"

Issue of September 15, 2025

13 articles in this issue.


The Devil and Amanda Ogilvie by Eric Robert Nolan — Cover story fiction

Temptations come in many forms...

You Made Taiglach! by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

Sweet and sticky, perfect for a celebration...

Outings by E.C. Traganas — Fiction life

Author of the debut novel Twelfth House (Seaburn Classics), and Shaded Pergola (Tropaeum Press), a collection of haiku and short poetry featuring her original illustrations, E.C. Traganas enjoys a professional career as a Juilliard-trained concert pianist and composer, and has held over 40 national exhibitions of her artwork.

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! by Pranab Ghosh — Poem

"...My imagination?..."

The Garden Where Nothing Grows by Lucien R. Starchild — Poem

"...A barren plot beyond repair..."

A Day on the Farm, Pt. 2 by Jason Ryberg — Poem unrhymed

"...blue, yellow, orange, like the petals of wildflowers..."

I’m Just Saying Friendships and Friends Should Be Just by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Don’t we need to keep, animate and treasure friendships?..."

Marsh Waders by Sterling Warner — Poem unrhymed

"...Annas Bay shoreline where blue herons stand..."

No Filter by N. Chamchoun — Poem unrhymed

Nayma Chamchoun is a British Moroccan writer, poet and performance poet. Her writing is influenced by her cultural duality.

Quintessence of Living by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...staring at the frozen waters and the ice covering the sand..."

Why Old Friends Go by Zhihua Wang — Poem unrhymed

"...I can't hold too much love..."

Ngongo Chronicle 10 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

In Tanzania, Pierre learns more about political movement...

Rabbit Season by D.A. Cairns — Speculative fiction

Visitors to another planet find unfriendly natives...

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