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

Issue of November 24, 2025

14 articles in this issue.


The Apology by Kevin LeCompte — Cover story fiction

Grief is complex, and must be given time...

Nocturnus by Marc Watson — Fiction horror

Marc Watson is an author, educator, and father of two residing in Michigan. He spent most of his years in Texas before making a dramatic, life-changing move to Hawaii. There, he taught at an elementary school while simultaneously finding a passion for writing on secluded beaches and in the thick of tropical forests. He became a father and moved once more to Michigan with his growing family, where he now writes under the canopy of maple trees. When his two young children allow him to, of course.

Africa’s Youth Must Have a Say and a Role in Its Posterity by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"...More than 60% of Africa’s populace is under the age of 25..."

Flood by P.S. Perkins — Poem

"...Constantly encouraging you to sing the latest blues..."

hash 2 by w v sutra — Poem

"...got that brother dark and lovely..."

a loser (of large enough magnitude) by Jason Ryberg — Poem unrhymed

"...swabbing the deck on a wandering ship of fools..."

A Year’s Worth of Grief by Charlotte Cosgrove — Poem unrhymed

"...How has it been this long?.."

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (6) by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...as their ashes fly across the horizon..."

Memories and Forgetfulness by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal — Poem unrhymed

"...Where are the mourners, old friends, old teachers?..."

November by Shivangi Sharma — Poem unrhymed

Shivangi Sharma is a bestselling author, award-winning multilingual poet, and founder of Creatree Books publishing. Her work spans poetry, children’s stories, motherhood humor, and travel writing. She lives in Amsterdam with her family in a home overflowing with books and ideas.

The Farm, Three Months After Dad’s Death by Claudia Kessel — Poem unrhymed

Claudia Kessel works as a grant writer in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Ngongo Chronicle: Copper: A Memoir 03 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Festus Nkwema recounts how his military experience was formational in his life.

At the Brink of War by David Bassano — Speculative fiction

Can you know what goes on behind closed doors?

Intervention by Adam Stone — Speculative fiction

Adam Stone muses gently on the human condition from Annapolis, Maryland.

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