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

Novelettes

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

11 articles


Soyuz T-16Z by Kaz Morran

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

The Old Man and the Sea by Jerry Guarino

Fog and sunshine, land and sea, West and East...you can dream of it all...

The Firing, Part 4 by Jeffrey Carl Jefferis mature content

The last battle is upon them, but what of the attrition, what of ... the ending?

The Firing, Part 3 by Jeffrey Carl Jefferis mature content

A traitor is condemned, a traitor is uncovered. Is this when the tide begins to turn?

The Firing, Part 2 by Jeffrey Carl Jefferis

Not only is the battle being waged for an insane reason, with ludicrous weapons, but also, the opposing forces are making the rules of engagement up as they go along ...

The Firing by Jeffrey Carl Jefferis

These days, everyone who has a job wonders if it will be there from one day to the next. The termination slip could be in the supervisor's hand in the morning or at the end of the day. However, Mack is about to experience a whole new way to fight to keep his job ...

Black Rainbow, Part Four by Effie Collins mature content

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

Gryphonwind 4 by Cody Stanford

The castle is attacked, the city is attacked; man fights man, and gryphon fights gryphon -- how will they ever find peace again?

Gryphonwind 3 by Cody Stanford

Not only is Clement missing, but his two brothers are at odds with their gryphons ... how can they win a battle like this?

Gryphonwind 2 by Cody Stanford

Three princes are about to discover that bloodline alone does not make nobility, and that words can even drive apart brotherly love ...

Gryphonwind by Cody Stanford

Cody L. Stanford lives in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City and is fascinated by the arts, history, politics, mythology, and other elements that shape the forces and foibles of human nature. His stories have appeared in "The New Orphic Review", "The Circle", and "Eyes". When not writing, he often spends time working with tigers and other exotic cats at a nearby feline conservation park.