Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
June 15, 2026

Contributors with Profiles — Page 28

His friends see Mark seems wired a little differently. It is more likely that noticing unimportant things often missed by others is a relic of a quieter, simpler time. He has a way with words, despite his less than adequate typing skill. People have delightful stories to tell if you sit and listen. He also makes delicious soups.

Kaci Skiles Laws is a closet cat-lady and creative writer who reads and writes voraciously in the quiet moments between motherhood and managing Crohn's Disease. She grew up on a small farm in a Texas town alongside many furry friends, two sisters, and a brother.

Karama Neal writes fiction inspired by her experience of community and her background as a geneticist. She lives, writes, and thrives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Karla Lammers works as a corporate lawyer and has written several academic articles. Since turning her pen toward literary fiction, some of her short stories have appeared in online publications.

Kate Alexander-Kirk drinks copious amounts of tea as she dreams up weird and wonderful stories that she one day hopes to realize. And she does it all donning her Top-Hat at a jaunty angle. Most recently her work has appeared in Spry Literary Journal, Visceral Uterus and Boy Slut.

Alaskan-born Kathleen Bryson received her Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology from University College London,. She studies prejudice/empathy in humans and other great apes and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Oxford University.

Kaz Morran is the author of "550AU Buried in Stone," a science fiction thriller. He's a Canadian based in Japan.

Keller Agre is a horror fiction writer originally from Overland Park, Kansas whose work has appeared in Haunted Words Press and Sirens Call Publications. He is a member of the Atlanta Writers Club. When not writing, he enjoys hiking and playing folk music on his guitar.

Ken Foxe is a writer and transparency activist in Ireland. He is the author of two non-fiction books based on his journalism and likes to write short stories of horror, fantasy, SF, and speculative fiction.

Ken Goldman, former Philadelphia teacher of English and Film Studies, is an affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association. His stories have appeared in over 700 independent press publications in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia with over thirty due for publication in 2014.

Kenneth M. Kapp lives with his wife in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, writing late into the night in his man-cave. He enjoys chamber music and mysteries.

Kera Morris is a freelance journalist who writes regularly for Westword. She's the editor-in-chief for the Arapahoe Pinnacle and is edging into storytelling.

Kerry D. Stewart has been traveling around the United States for fifty years, and believes that every encounter with another human being is a brush with a potential story. "Writing is as much a way of life as any other deep profession. It just wears out more laptops than most."

Kevin Keating currently teaches English at Baldwin-Wallace College near Cleveland, Ohio. His novel, "The Natural Order of Things," is scheduled for publication in November 2012 by Aqueous Books.

Kimberly Lee happily left the practice of law some years ago to focus on motherhood, community work, and creative pursuits. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three children, and is currently at work on her first novel.

Kiromil Baroroh (she/her) is a writer based in Indonesia. She speaks through the written word, yet she also finds joy in visual arts and melody because words often fall short of capturing her emotions.

Kofi Akan Brown is a PhD student at the University of Glasgow and has been published in Zoetic Press, Freedom Fiction Journal, Antimatter Dreams, and more. He publishes science fiction and horror stories.

Kristan Ginther is a professional copywriter and published nonfiction author. Her recent short fiction work has appeared in apt Literary Journal, M Review, and Planet Magazine. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Dan, two cats, and Boxer dog. She h

Kyle A. Massa is a comedy author living somewhere in upstate New York with his wife, their daughter, and three wild animals.

Kyle Yandle is a writer living in the mountains of western North Carolina.

Lameese Hassen is a queer Palestinian-American that grew up in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago. She received her BA from Columbia College Chicago.

Laureen Vonnegut is an American writer living between Romania and Mexico. Her novel, "OASIS", was launched in New York by literary press Counterpoint/Perseus Books. Last year her newest novel, "TWIN LIES," was published by Skorpion Press and is read in book clubs from Alaska to Romania.

Leonard Henry Scott is a Bronx born and raised graduate of American University, with an MLS degree from the University of Maryland. He was on the staff of the Library of Congress for many years and presently resides in National Harbor, Maryland.

Lily Murphy is a freelance writer from Cork city, Ireland. Some may describe her as a drinker with a writing problem!

Lisa Lahey is an Associate Acquisitions Editor for After Dinner Conversation Magazine.