Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 13, 2026
Effie Collins

Effie Collins

Effie Collins is a writer of horror and speculative short fiction and novels.

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About Effie Collins

Effie Collins is a writer of horror and speculative short fiction and novels. She lives quietly with her husband, three children and two beloved pit bulls, Sarrow and Chancey, in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains.

Short

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  • Too Little, Too Late

    Effie Collins is a writer of horror and speculative short fiction and novels. She lives quietly with her husband, three children and two beloved pit bulls, Sarrow and Chancey, in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains.

  • Teddy

    Teddy is a special boy and no one knows it better than Laiken St. James. When her parents try to keep them apart, Laiken leaves home to be with Teddy, but she never expected the consequences of Teddy's wrath. (Originally appeared 2009-10-19)

Poem

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  • In A Moment

    Effie Collins presents a trio of poems: "things a person could think in that instant before an argument..."

Serial

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  • Black Rainbow

    Years pass, and what seemed would be unending tedium, a habit of living suddenly changes. It feels good, but only as long as Emma and Fox don't think about it too much ...

  • Black Rainbow, Part 2

    Fox and Emma try to forget what they both want, and can never be ... but even as they push away their thoughts, something else is listening ...

  • Black Rainbow, Part 3

    Emma can't hide her infatuation with Fox. Percy can't help but see it, and let himself go with the spirit that moves him ...

  • Black Rainbow, Part Four

    Percy knows -- and the thing that has told him about Emma and Fox also tells him that blood is the only solution ...