Serials

Transitions 03 by Sand Pilarski (Mar 2, 2009)

There's a room in the mansion that belongs to Owen alone ... and it holds a precious secret.

Transitions 02 by Sand Pilarski (Feb 23, 2009)

The Five have collected information from their most recent sortie -- but now they have to figure out what it all means.

Transitions by Sand Pilarski (Feb 16, 2009)

This week in the Piker Press, we begin a new serial fiction feature: "Transitions." Told from Owen Reich-Ambris' point of view, the story recounts a season of changes that occurred in his family's household, and how one weekend of the past summer affected them all ...

Patterns in Blood 46 by Lydia Manx (Oct 6, 2008)

Alanna has been stalked, her friends murdered, her life ruined. She's out of patience as of years before, and it's time for her to take her fortunes into her own hands ...

Patterns in Blood 45 by Lydia Manx (Sep 29, 2008)

Time to go meet the lung-shot Stockwell and make sure he tells everything he knows. Alanna can hardly recognize her own life in the revelations of the day.

Patterns in Blood 44 by Lydia Manx (Sep 22, 2008)

Alanna has had enough and wants answers -- not only from Stockwell before he dies, but also from that yippy little pest Lindsey, who's sending all the wrong signals ...

Patterns in Blood 43 by Lydia Manx (Sep 15, 2008)

It's about time Alanna heard from Stockwell, and from what he has to say, and how he says it, he's getting what he deserves.

Patterns in Blood 42 by Lydia Manx (Sep 8, 2008)

It's time for Nelson to do some explaining, but the explanation only leaves Alanna with more questions than she ever wanted to ask.

Patterns in Blood 41 by Lydia Manx (Sep 1, 2008)

The loathsome "Bobby" has words for Alanna, including the two "Vampire" and "minion." What on earth is he talking about?

Patterns in Blood 40 by Lydia Manx (Aug 25, 2008)

Piles of bodies in the hallway, and the knowledge that the vampires are out there somewhere ... the best part of it all is that Alanna knows it's not her problem ... yet.

Patterns in Blood 39 by Lydia Manx (Aug 18, 2008)

He's a what? A double agent? A spy? A collaborator to a lot of murders? An assassin? Alanna comes to the conclusion that automatic weapons ... and other weapons more obscure are the only answer.

Patterns in Blood 38 by Lydia Manx (Aug 11, 2008)

Worried about her old friend Katherine, Alanna meets with the cult leader, Brother Georgie, and finds she has to deal with the most horrible memory of all ...

Patterns in Blood 37 by Lydia Manx (Aug 4, 2008)

Alanna gets to chat with a neighbor who also wishes her ex-husband is dead, but also has to deal with the horror that she's still being watched...

Patterns in Blood 36 by Lydia Manx (Jul 28, 2008)

In a race against time, Alanna returns in disgust to the Hagen family home to find a key that might save Michael's life.

Patterns in Blood 35 by Lydia Manx (Jul 21, 2008)

All but one of her old friends have been found to be dead, Michael is in the hands of her stalker, and another body has been found. Alanna has a deep fear of who it might be ...

Patterns in Blood 34 by Lydia Manx (Jul 14, 2008)

Sleeping the deep sleep of the profoundly traumatized, Alanna is unaware of what is going on beyond the door to her bedroom ...

Patterns in Blood 33 by Lydia Manx (Jul 7, 2008)

While Alanna continues to relate stories of the Hagen family, the detectives have made yet another gruesome set of discoveries ...

Patterns in Blood 32 by Lydia Manx (Jun 30, 2008)

Having to call to mind all the disgusting tales of the Hagen family is wearing Alanna down. All she'd ever hoped for was a normal life ...

Patterns in Blood 31 by Lydia Manx (Jun 23, 2008)

Part of the investigation is learning about all the members of the strange Hagen family that Alanna had the misfortune to marry into. The memories Alanna has to share are not very clear ... almost as though something was hidden from her.

Patterns in Blood 30 by Lydia Manx (Jun 16, 2008)

Alanna went to live alone in the desert; someone found her there. She traveled to LA, and someone followed her. She shopped at the Mall, and someone was close enough to watch her ... and that someone -- something? is getting closer ...

Patterns in Blood 29 by Lydia Manx (Jun 9, 2008)

With food to eat, lots of shopping to unpack, and two strong detectives in the room, Alanna ought to be safe from the ominous stalker ... for while.

Patterns in Blood 28 by Lydia Manx (Jun 2, 2008)

She was supposed to have escaped. She was supposed to be safe. But Alanna is about to find out that her mysterious adversary is still one -- if not a hundred -- steps ahead of her.

Patterns in Blood 27 by Lydia Manx (May 26, 2008)

Peter's horrifying revelation about the state of Alanna's house makes her realize that she was never really as safe as she thought ... and neither were her friends ...

Patterns in Blood 26 by Lydia Manx (May 19, 2008)

Alanna once again finds out that just when you think the worst is over, Fate shows you that there's plenty more misery left in the universe.

Patterns in Blood 25 by Lydia Manx (May 12, 2008)

Alanna relates how there was only one thing left to do ... run to Las Vegas and fulfill plans she had been making since she decided to divorce Randolph.

Patterns in Blood 24 by Lydia Manx (May 5, 2008)

Alanna attempts to resume a normal life, but the continuing weirdness drives her to drastic action ...

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Patterns in Blood 23 by Lydia Manx (Apr 28, 2008) mature content

Disturbed by what Randolph has told her staff, Alanna does some investigating, and finds out far more than she ever wanted to know.

Patterns in Blood 22 by Lydia Manx (Apr 21, 2008)

Horror continues to mount in Alanna's mind as she finds out all the "surprises" her increasingly aggressive husband has in store for her.

Patterns in Blood 21 by Lydia Manx (Apr 14, 2008)

Mugged, her house in scattered disarray from intruders, Alanna struggles to make sense of her world, only to suddenly smell -- smoke!