Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Issue of April 27, 2026

14 articles in this issue.


Alias, Bunny by Jon Wesick — Cover story fiction

Ready for a 'leap' of faith?

Auto Incorrect by Nancy Tomich — Essay humor

Ah, for the days of dictionaries and reading glasses...

A Totally Normal Person by Sarah Senft — Fiction

Sarah Senft is a writer from Cork, now living in Vancouver, Canada with her husband, four children, and her dog.

Blades of Doom by Christopher Kai and J.A. Skelton — Fiction horror

A chronic insomniac and caffeine junkie, Christopher Kai likes wandering Singapore late at night, searching for inspiration in dark places. J. A. Skelton is a UK-based writer of horror fiction. When she’s not working on her freelance business, she spends her time writing ghost stories and going for walks in the woods.

The Statue by Nicholas Starr Kellogg — Fiction horror

Nicholas Starr Kellogg weaves chilling tales from his home in Connecticut, where he lives with his partner and balances fatherhood, with two toddlers under five and a full-time job. Early morning prior to work, he creates nightmares while many are still having them. Drawing inspiration from the eerie realities of everyday life while exploring the darkness beneath the ordinary.

friar's club by Jerome Berglund — Haiga/shahai/photo-haiku

Art and words to ponder

The Folklore of the High Passes: The Ghost of the Grey Crags by Harrison Cashmere — Poem

These poems explore the mystical landscape of the Kashmir Valley through classical meter and formal rhyme. From the "Vakhs" of Lal Ded to the folklore of the Walnut Jinn, the collection seeks to preserve the cultural "texture" of high-altitude traditions.

Care Free by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Your voice buried deep in a faraway place..."

Charmin is the only toilet paper worth a damn. by Charles Cicirella — Poem unrhymed

"...We’re all immigrants, no matter how you slice it..."

Contradictions by Supatra Sen — Poem unrhymed

"...threats of war in the name of Peace..."

It’s Not Just for Indian Food Anymore: Tell Me if You’d Put Some in Your Grocery Cart by John Dorroh — Poem unrhymed

"...I made a batch of Mary Berry’s Tomato Chutney..."

Rains by Mitali Chakravarty — Poem unrhymed

Mitali Chakravarty rests on a cloud where can be found borderlessjournal.com. She has three books of poems. Her writings have been published widely online and in anthologies.

Skeins by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Poem by poem: I'm surrendering to words...."

Womenfolk Hit Hardest by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...climate immoderations across Africa, the globe..."

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