Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
August 03, 2026
Slumming Angel: A Review of Doing Cartwheels on Doomsday Afternoon
Peter Mladinic -- A review of Yamrus' book of poetry, "Doing Cartwheels on Doomsday Afternoon."

book review * ...to article.

A Quiet Reply
Carol Dickey -- "Why don’t poems rhyme?.."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

The Dullest Footsteps
Richard LeDue -- "...they leave Bach deader than he’s ever been..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

A Day in the Life of a Cartoonist
Ndaba Sibanda -- "...say, you had the wits and skills of a storyboard artist..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Homeless Encounter
Jeffrey Zable -- "...she gives me a smile revealing missing teeth..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

On Tinder
Taylor Dibbert -- "...There's someone who says..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Awesome Night
Pandel Collaros -- "...beauty like the Indian corn of October..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

“A flower has no tongue yet it tastes the rain”
Shikha Sawhney Lamba -- "Moonlight interrupts a darkened sky..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Let Autumn Slay All Asuras, Maa!
Pranab Ghosh -- "...Let it blow away all our sorrows..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Nocturnal Notations
Ajanta Paul -- "...damp, closed faces were like wet umbrellas..."

poem * ...to article.

The Blood Donation
Sam F. Hutchins -- Sam Hutchins grew up in London to a single, working class mother and an unknown father, something which motivates her interest in self-identity and the past. She now lives in France where she teaches English literature and creative writing at Orléans University.

fiction horror * ...to article.

The Voices
Swetha Amit -- Swetha Amit holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco and is an active member of the Writers Grotto, where she chairs the Literary Salon series.

fiction horror * ...to article.

The City Reporter
Kenneth M. Kapp -- Kenneth M. Kapp lives with his wife in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, writing late into the night in his man-cave. He enjoys chamber music and mysteries.

cover story speculative fiction * ...to article.