Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 20, 2026
George Gad Economou

George Gad Economou

George Gad Economou has a Master’s degree in Philosophy of Science, currently works as a freelance writer, and has published three novels and two poetry collections.

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About George Gad Economou

George Gad Economou has a Master’s degree in Philosophy of Science, currently works as a freelance writer, and has published three novels and two poetry collections, with the latest being his horror novel, The Lair of Sinful Angels (Translucent Eyes Press). His words have also appeared in Spillwords Press, Ariel Chart, Cajun Mutt Press, Fixator Press, Horror Sleaze Trash, Outcast Press, Piker Press, The Beatnik Cowboy, The Rye Whiskey Review, and Modern Drunkard Magazine.

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  • Ghost Love

    "...for once, I couldn't leap into the next adventure...."

  • Neon Sign

    "...no better place to have a drink..."

  • Frothy Sip of Glory

    "...you're traversing lush jungles concealing forgotten cities. embrace it, relish it..."

  • If Only

    "...as long as I had you next to me..."

  • Broken Circles

    "...the story remains static, trapped in the eye of the storm..."

  • hell and heaven

    "...both places invite me, a part of me exists in both places...."

  • Lonesome Nights

    "...back to the long-gone elsewhere..."

  • the croc that knew better

    "...euphoria unprecedented and otherworldly blanketed him..."

  • another drinking night

    "...they remain stranded on an island engirdled by sharks the size of tankers..."

  • Searching for the Lighthouse

    "...don’t come dragging me out of the mist..."

  • Answering Unuttered Questions

    "... a cold beer is the answer to many questions torturing us daily..."

  • False Tears

    "...those were the days of happiness..."

  • Todays That Never Made It

    "...is there a point in pondering implausible scenarios..."

  • Where the Fallen Leaves Land

    "...a lone sparrow cries on a windowsill..."

  • Another Night Out

    "...they crave what I discovered long ago, then threw it away..."

  • <span class="text-italic">Click</span> desperation

    "...soothe my aching soul and calm down my racing mind..."

  • (un)Bright Future

    "the blue sky has nothing to tell me..."

  • Bleak Nights in the Gutter

    "...guzzling wine and bourbon and staring at the open sea..."

  • Hangover

    "...right next to the singed words of the past and of the future..."

  • Dark Nights

    "...the empty promise of every dusk..."

  • Box Wine Love

    "...you’d kiss my lips, sweep all worries away..."

  • Away

    "...away from the noisome crowds reeking of desperation and idiocy..."

  • Drunken Mist

    "...I see faces I haven’t seen in a long time..."

  • flames, tears, and the familiar song

    "...laughter echoes cruelly across the moonless night..."

  • Fearful Moments of Tranquility

    "...colder within than without..."

  • Drowned in the Sea of Bourbon

    "...a lighthouse somewhere in the foggy distance..."

  • A Night of Illness

    "...all about making it without help..."

  • Hope

    "...a sliver of light shall obliterate the darkness..."

  • Dancing on the Needle

    "...doing nothing but staring out of the window..."

  • Moments of Clarity

    "once in a while..."

  • Cure of Life

    "...moments remain alive only in the mind..."

  • The Needfulness of a Box of Wine

    "...wine, a few cigarettes, and a night away..."

  • Early Morning Bourbon

    "...Jim Beam always knew the right thing to say..."

  • Quintessence of Living

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

  • Ice Mornings

    "...how long are you planning to stay?..."

  • Grieving Night

    "darkness rolls in..."

  • Typing Life Away

    "...it just feels right sitting in front of the typer pounding the keys..."