Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
June 29, 2026
Victory Has Its Losses
Edward Michael Supranowicz -- 'What used to be called "zero sum games" where one person wins only when another person loses is basically what happens in classism and capitalism. Maybe some of either may seem to be harmless or of benefit to the "common good". but no matter how well-intentioned and sportsmanlike competition is there is always some harm because the predatory instinct once activated is always out for "blood."'

art * ...to article.

A Life By the Sea for Me
Bradford Middleton -- "...its like nothing else in the world...."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

A Heartfelt Story
Jack Phillips Lowe -- ...“I’ve always loved this tune"...

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Living For The Past
Don Edwards -- "The Confederate statue looks north..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

A History of Violence
Frederick Foote -- "It starts with the relationship..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Dark side
Sunil Sharma -- "... A liminal moment, the dusk..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Closed at Dusk
Donna Dallas -- "...I watch myself stare into you..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Eyes of Love
Jimmy Lisotto -- Jimmy Lisotto is a poet in New Hampshire. He believes that poetry is a medium that can connect people from all walks of life.

poem * ...to article.

The Interior Castle
Abigail George -- "...They talk about Gaza less and less these days..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Ideals Revisited
Scott C. Holstad -- "...hollow fairy tales..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

It’s Familiar to Fun and Foreignness
Ndaba Sibanda -- "Football is a competitive lovely sport..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

The Dent
Rajeshwar Mittapalli -- A theory can seem correct -- until someone else's theory of reality stops it cold.

fiction life * ...to article.

Moments in Time
Alice Baburek -- Every movement has a consequence...every word, every meeting...

cover story speculative fiction * ...to article.