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

Essays

Essays published in Piker Press, a weekly journal of arts and literature.

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How the Internet Is Destroying Itself From Within by Dan Mulhollen

All you have to do is make a statement...

LaDora and Dennis by Harvey Silverman

Memories of love and laughter keep friends carried with us in our hearts...

Letters from Home by Harvey Silverman

The boy, far from home in unfamiliar surroundings, and the man some fifty years later, like bookends around a life with love...

The Pen Is You by Isioma Jemimah Okonicha

A blank document can be daunting -- until you realize that it is also an invitation...

Magic Soup by Harvey Silverman

Makes you feel better on rainy days, too!

The Problem with Facemasks by KK Brown

The Covid-19 pandemic has made everyday life a challenge, but some things never change...

Desert Notes, December 27, 2020 by Gary Campanella

Gary Campanella loves an adventure. He has backpacked across the United States and traveled throughout the world. He has published a handful of poems and stories. He lives in La Crescenta, CA with his wife and two children, his greatest adventure.

Oh, Fudge by Harvey Silverman

What are the odds?...

Economics by the Shovelful by Harvey Silverman

It was a snow day! Time for all the fun in the world in the best weather of all...

Two Good Friends by Jeremy Merillat

Jeremy Merillat is a writer based in Budapest, Hungary.

Two Amigos by Harvey Silverman

"...happy in the moment and determined to go forward..."

Fun Sum by Harvey Silverman

Is there a mathematical way to express enjoyment?

Little Runaway by Harvey Silverman

When things get rough, you gotta just get out of Dodge...

Boots, Chaps, and Cowboy Hats...Nothing Else Matters by Susan C. Waters

Susan C. Waters has an advanced degree from the writing program at George Mason University and is currently Professor Emeritus at New Mexico Junior College. Ms. Waters started out as a journalist covering hard news in upstate New York.

11 Days with a Lunatic...My New Job! by Kelly Jackson

Top dollar, new office ... uh oh.

Quarantined in Paradise by James Brownold

James Brownold enjoyed a career writing and acting in commercials by day, and performing with various comedy/improv groups at night. Currently he teaches improvisation in Westchester, NY; where he also sings at retirement homes as "Senior Moments."

Remote Working ... Let's Be Honest by Kelly Jackson

Of course it's possible to make phone calls and generate correspondence in jammies and flip-flops...

I Don't Know When I Lost by Harvey Silverman

And it is so hard to look past that time without sadness...

Stay Calm! by Kelly Jackson

Especially when you see that stupid woman flapping her gums at the cashier, wearing her mask UNDER her germy chin...

Daddy by Kelly Jackson

Tell me what a Daddy is...

An Open Letter to Rand McNally by Marlin Bressi

Marlin Bressi is a horror fiction writer and the author of four nonfiction books, including "Hairy Men in Caves: True Stories of America's Most Colorful Hermits" (Sunbury Press, 2015) and "Pennsylvania Oddities" (Sunbury Press, 2018).

Happy Mothers Day! by Kelly Jackson

Just as it should be...

Rendering Chicken Skin by Harvey Silverman

You might ask, "Why on earth would anyone do that? Here's the answer...

What Do I Know 9 by Bernie Pilarski

The ninth in a series of "Unresearched Essays," short, one topic essays, written using only information from memory.

L'Affaire by Harvey Silverman

In front of Mom's very eyes...

Clubbing with Constellations by Ndaba Sibanda

How shall we learn to see the meaning of the world, the universe around us?

What Corona Has Done to Our Times! by Pranab Ghosh

All over the world...

Corona: The Other Face of Death by Pranab Ghosh

"Corona virus has ruined many families world over. Thousands have fallen prey to this newest killer in a rogue world..."

How Many Husbands Are Too Many?? by Kelly Jackson

Kelly Jackson is a native Texan who has opinions on every little thing, and although she might not know a lot, she knows a little about a lot, so essays seem perfect for her to let'er rip, then RUN!

Yin and Yang by Harvey Silverman

What will the credits at the end of the movie say?