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

Serials

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

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Poutine and Clair Part Two by Dan Mulhollen mature content

Luke takes a vacation and tries a new dish...

After Life 27 by Sand Pilarski

Having irrevocably destroyed the trust between Hennessey and Garrison, Roj spies on Duchamps to see his organization crumbling, but she's gone too far...

Poutine and Clair by Dan Mulhollen mature content

Chapter One: A desire to experience something new leads to travel, and the road traveled -- where will that take the weary wanderer..?

After Life 26 by Sand Pilarski

Learning so much even after being murdered has Roj ready to play hooky from school, and Hennessey is an easy target for her to tease. And let's not forget Garrison! But sometimes play goes a little too far...

After Life 25 by Sand Pilarski

Roj has seen how love changes a human being into a new creation. Did she and Matt have that, or was that stolen from them by her death? What more must she understand in order to save him?

After Life 24 by Sand Pilarski

Matt is awake and sober for about ten minutes before someone tries to kill him. What's it going to take to save this guy?

After Life 23 by Sand Pilarski

Along with the satisfaction of getting the corrupt Hammer in trouble, Roj has managed to get Matt to safety. But is it enough?

After Life 22 by Sand Pilarski

Having learned painfully about the choices she made in life, Roj turns again to Matt's dilemma...

After Life 21 by Sand Pilarski

Bashing Hammer was satisfying, and haunting illegal drug production was okay, but Roj knows there's more to learn...

After Life 20 by Sand Pilarski

Roj and her hauntings have begun to make a number of people uneasy. It's time to up the ante...

After Life 19 by Sand Pilarski

Gerry has been driven away by the revelation of her less-than-stellar spirit. What has Roj got left to do but spy on Duchamps?

After Life 18 by Sand Pilarski

Inexplicably, Matt's gun is reloaded -- even though he's passed-out drunk. And yet, that's not the only mystery Roj has to solve...

After Life 17 by Sand Pilarski

Roj has done her best to ruin Garrison's plans, but somehow, that's not all she's here for...

After Life 16 by Sand Pilarski

He's not the biggest trout in the pond, but Roj knows that Garrison is up to a lot of fishy business...

After Life 15 by Sand Pilarski

Finding Matt drunk with a loaded gun by his bed is not going to make Roj any more sympathetic to the man who wants him dead...

After Life 14 by Sand Pilarski

Roj doesn't think of herself as a ghost, even though she's dead. On the other hand, who's there to teach her about being a ghost?

After Life 13 by Sand Pilarski

Spending Garrison's money was entertaining, but Roj has some real business at hand...

After Life 12 by Sand Pilarski

There are voices out there in the world of the spirit, and they are bothering Roj. Surely they can't be right, can they?

After Life 11 by Sand Pilarski

Trashing Garrison's office had been fun for Roj, shooting Thug Boy had been disturbing, but trying to figure out how to be properly dead ...

After Life 10 by Sand Pilarski

In shooting the thug, Roj may have saved Laurella's life and family, but what will it do to Roj's soul?

After Life 09 by Sand Pilarski

It was such a satisfying lunch date with Garrison that Roj simply must learn more...

After Life 08 by Sand Pilarski

With Garrison's credit card information safely tucked away in the Personnel Department, Roj is ready for wider investigations...

After Life 07 by Sand Pilarski

Pleased by Garrison's reaction to the state of his office, Roj continues her investigations...

After Life 06 by Sand Pilarski

Roj left Matt sleeping, and trashed Garrison's pristine office. What else does a disgruntled ghost do?

After Life 05 by Sand Pilarski

Roj is heartbroken that Matt can't recognize her, even though he heard her speak to him, but after all, she wasn't there to idly chat...

After Life 04 by Sand Pilarski

They killed Roj, they killed Danny Chuster ... but weren't they gunning for Matt?

After Life 03 by Sand Pilarski

Roj has found out for certain that she is dead. But not completely gone -- and apparently there's a few things she can still do...

After Life 02 by Sand Pilarski

They were out to kill her boyfriend, but Roj got in the way. But that wasn't the end of it...

After Life by Sand Pilarski

Everything happens so fast, and you can't make it go away again...

Out with the Trash 32 by Sand Pilarski

Conclusion. This author rather wishes that Emily could stick around longer, but it's time to say good-bye...