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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Dinner With Henry 93: McHenry by Bruce Memblatt

Things are never easy when your friend is a half-bug, but other things make life even harder. (And this editor sympathizes completely with Diego in this episode.)

Good Morning? 40 by Lydia Manx

Emma's life is so complicated that an evening with a werewolf is -- almost -- relaxing...

Good Morning? 39 by Lydia Manx

Preparing for Riley the Werewolf's visit, Emma goes shopping -- and as usual, trouble is hot on her heels...

Good Morning? 38 by Lydia Manx

The memory of first meeting Harry hasn't unearthed many clues, though it has brought a sense of comfort. But lying in a dirty cave, Emma must examine her life more deeply to find a solution...

Dinner With Henry 92: Maria Maximus by Bruce Memblatt

Asking Maria a question only raises more questions...and makes you wonder about her math.

Good Morning? 37 by Lydia Manx

Exhausted by trying to come to grips with a world of supernatural beings, Emma knows the next step has got to be ... lunch with a werewolf?

Good Morning? 36 by Lydia Manx

When one door closes, another opens, they say. The door to Emma's past has closed, but she's finding more doors than she was looking for...

Good Morning? 35 by Lydia Manx

Is leaving a wake of catastrophe Emma's newly-found birthright?

Dinner With Henry 91: Maria Egg-Splains by Bruce Memblatt

When things are flung to the floor, and secrets are tossed into the air, who will prove to be the craziest in the kitchen?

Good Morning? 34 by Lydia Manx

Emma is ready to read an encyclopedia and a score card to keep track of all the supernatural creatures she's learned about in the past 48 hours ...

Good Morning? 33 by Lydia Manx

Seriously, did Penny just think Emma was going to sit there in the car and smile as it was being smashed on the highway?

Dinner With Henry 90: Bug Day by Bruce Memblatt

Oh, to be a bug, without cares or debts, flitting or hopping or buzzing about ...

Good Morning? 32 by Lydia Manx

And now that you know you can use this trick to avoid one danger, why not use it again...?

Dinner With Henry 89: Delanceyville by Bruce Memblatt

They thought they got rid of the fiendish Fransau, but can it be that he is back from beyond his mysterious grave?

Good Morning? 31 by Lydia Manx

The time has come for Emma to say goodbye to her past, and take her place in the world -- the supernatural world, that is.

Good Morning? 30 by Lydia Manx

The menacing voice has Emma trapped in her house -- can it really not enter? But even if it can't, can it starve her out?

A Train Trip to Murder on Strawberry Point 14 by Robert Earle mature content

Conclusion. Although he has never believed in God, or wanted to, for Christina's sake, Ivan brings their union before that imaginary being his brother worships so devoutly...

Good Morning? 29 by Lydia Manx

Something stalks Emma ... what is it? A TV reporter, perhaps? One about to get his comeuppance?

A Train Trip to Murder on Strawberry Point 13 by Robert Earle mature content

Smedlov and Dickerson are closing in on Ivan, but to ensure Christina's safety, Ivan must take her to his brothers' house before he can make his escape.

Dinner With Henry 88: Can't Get You Out of My Hair by Bruce Memblatt

Fransau's gruesome end (in Chapter 84) may have been mostly forgotten by the kitchen staff, but little Winifred's plight and Maria's bad hair day are not enough of an excuse for failing to tie up loose ends ...

Good Morning? 28 by Lydia Manx

Telekinetic abilities and vampires are easy enough for Emma to dismiss in the wake of her adoptive parents' deaths, but the reality waiting outside her home is something truly distasteful ... and maybe dangerous ...

A Train Trip to Murder on Strawberry Point 12 by Robert Earle mature content

Ivan has found his brothers Mitya and Alexei -- family, suddenly, unexpectedly! How will he explain them to Christina?

Good Morning? 27 by Lydia Manx

Esmeralda -- Emma -- is confronted by Master Vampire Harry, who is charming, handsome, reassuring ... and just as unbelievable.

A Train Trip to Murder on Strawberry Point 11 by Robert Earle mature content

Oblivious to being followed by his would-be murderers, Ivan returns to the docks to look at the strangely familiar man on board the ship "Tiburon."

Good Morning? 26 by Lydia Manx

Still believing she is stuck in an irritating dream, Emma meets someone interesting, and the "dream" becomes a lot less irritating ...

Dinner With Henry 87: She's Got Them First Day of School Blues by Bruce Memblatt

Winifred has her first day at Bug School, and brings home a bit of a surprise ...

A Train Trip to Murder on Strawberry Point 10 by Robert Earle mature content

Ivan's past rushes toward him, carrying memory and loss from one direction, and worse from another -- murderous intent.

Good Morning? 25 by Lydia Manx

Emma has provoked the young man beyond reason, and punched him in the nose. Why not smack a vampire silly if it's all a dream?

A Train Trip to Murder on Strawberry Point 9 by Robert Earle mature content

An unwelcome face from the past appears in Valery's office, and another, strange but still unwelcome -- both looking for the same man ...

Good Morning? 24 by Lydia Manx

Why would a figment of Emma's imagination be so persistently annoying? A dreamboat he's not...