Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 13, 2026
Visiting the Neighbors
Eric Suhem -- We were just passing by

art * ...to article.

No Price for Admission
Carol Dickey -- Carol Dickey is based in Portland, Oregon, and her work often explores place, memory, and the ways everyday objects carry meaning across time.

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

After Intoxication
Rp Verlaine -- "...Holding me as if she was meant to..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Heart's Ease
Stephen Kingsnorth -- "...Who owns this deep-eyed staring face..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

P Is for Profoundity Itself
Ndaba Sibanda -- "...the precision that's ever serenading..."

poem * ...to article.

Poetry in Motion
Bruce Morton -- "In the fog of pubescence..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

My Black Card
Frederick Foote -- "...On my first day..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Expressionist Hearts
Sterling Warner -- "...Tasha and I lay beside the banks of Lake Michigan..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Shared Taxi
Robert Walton -- The love that is always there...

flash fiction * ...to article.

Time Traveler
Jerry A. Sierra -- How far do we take the interface between human and machine?

fiction * ...to article.

It Was Wednesday
Emily McQuiggan -- Emily McQuiggan is a writer, artist, and librarian living in Pennsylvania with her family.

fiction horror * ...to article.

Spear
Floyd Largent -- Floyd Largent is a former archaeologist who never woke a sleeping god or unearthed an ancient evil (alas). In the past year, he has published or had accepted for publication six poems and 30 short stories.

cover story speculative fiction * ...to article.