Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
May 04, 2026
Normality Comes With Words
Bradford Middleton -- "...remembering how to craft these words into something..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

The Morning
Shadow -- "The moon shifted and the sun's light broke in..."

poem ten syllables * ...to article.

The Folklore of the High Passes: The Lalla Vakh in the Wind
Harrison Cashmere -- "...A scent of old incense remains in the air..."

poem * ...to article.

Every Day Is Protest Day
Jack Phillips Lowe -- "...not supposed to be working at all..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

A Prince
Jeffrey Zable -- "...a loyal friend, affectionate on his own terms..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

What does it mean?
Charles Rammelkamp -- "...the doctor wondered if he was exaggerating..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

The Chef's Daily Dinner
Ndaba Sibanda -- "...Truly, I cannot bear it anymore..."

poem * ...to article.

New Language
Dharmpal Mahendra Jain -- "...words of conscience were declared criminal..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

The Liffey Swim
DS Maolalaí -- "...like a series of tears along trouser leg seams..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

In the Garden of the Gods
Robert Paul Allen -- "...We took joy in each other’s work success..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Justness
Jim Murdoch -- "...even if we don’t give voice to said need..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Report Card Day
Jeanne Burns -- Jeanne Burns Kett is a writer and therapist. Her writing celebrates the ways we manage to thrive and falter in relationships. With fierce insight into the human experience, she illuminates the hidden costs and the life-affirming comfort of belonging.

fiction life * ...to article.

Ghosted
David Newkirk -- David Newkirk is a retired attorney living in Kansas City, Missouri. After thirty years of writing boring legal documents, he decided to try writing things that people might actually enjoy reading.

cover story fiction * ...to article.