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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The Complex 13 by Lydia Manx mature content

Coconuts fly through the air like cannonballs with the hurricane winds, and even a vampire's life is in danger. But the vampire fledgling Julia has a quick lesson to learn ...

Dinner With Henry 63: A Hard Day's Day by Bruce Memblatt

Andre the chef finds cooking pancakes for a giant bug to be an illustration of the futility of the human condition ...

The Complex 12 by Lydia Manx mature content

The winds and rain lash the island, but it isn't just the hurricane coming that has the air scented with fear and blood ...

The Complex 11 by Lydia Manx

Julia has only been a vampire for a matter of hours -- it's time for her Master to teach her some skills ...

Dinner With Henry 62: The Simpson by Bruce Memblatt

Is something real just because you think it is? What about a blind midget, or a one-eared nurse? What about a giant bug lying on her back on the floor?

The Complex 10 by Lydia Manx

The storm builds more fiercely than anyone had predicted. Jerry's plans to waylay and destroy Ben may be blown away by a hurricane ...

The Complex 9 by Lydia Manx mature content

Checklist: Moves faster than a human can track, has fangs, and wants blood. Can it really be a vampire?

The Complex 8 by Lydia Manx mature content

The vampires have their reconnaissance spot picked out, but two of the dumbest humans in Florida don't want to give it up. What's a vampire to do?

Dinner With Henry 61: Down and Out in the Lower East Side by Bruce Memblatt

Clarissa, the giant bug who is also Henry's mother, has gone mad! Is there anything they can do besides just get out of her way?

The Complex 7 by Lydia Manx mature content

When the power is out, and a hurricane approaches, wasting time cursing and arguing is foolish -- especially when two vampires are watching you, hungrily...

Dinner With Henry 60: The Confrontation by Bruce Memblatt

Clarissa, the giant bug, is sneezing the house down! Who will have the courage to tell her to use a handkerchief?

The Complex 6 by Lydia Manx mature content

The blinded vampire, Ben Richland, cannot perceive the passionate Jerry as he stalks Ben, hungering for his death ... and revenge.

The Complex 5 by Lydia Manx mature content

The bottom-feeding forger has no idea that he's about to try to cheat a vampire, one who needs less excuse than that to exact a bloody retribution...

The Complex 4 by Lydia Manx

Step by step, Jerry begins construction of a new identity ...

Dinner With Henry 59: Gone With The Wind by Bruce Memblatt

The wind in the warehouse is getting worse. What could possibly be the source?

The Complex 3 by Lydia Manx

Jerry is about to embark upon a change -- but how difficult will it be with the new fledgling, so unsure of herself, at his side?

The Complex 2 by Lydia Manx

Jerry begins his preparation to stalk Ben, hoping for sweet, sweet revenge.

Dinner With Henry 58: The Big Chill by Bruce Memblatt

Rumblings in the walls and ceiling have the kitchen crew wondering what could possibly be happening.

The Complex by Lydia Manx

Ah, the story hasn't completely ended yet -- there is still unfinished business on this vampire's agenda ...

Dinner With Henry 57: Meet the New Boss by Bruce Memblatt

Oh, dear, Simpson is away, and Henry must keep the kitchen running ...

The Building 43 by Lydia Manx

Last chapter of "The Building." Jerry sees his next victim helpless before him.

The Building 42 by Lydia Manx

Jerry continues to perform the forbidden ritual with Julia.

The Building 41 by Lydia Manx mature content

Does the former Master dare to create a new fledgling, especially when the power needed to do so will alert every other vampire in the region to his whereabouts?

Dinner With Henry 56: Home on the Range by Bruce Memblatt

Shakespeare has been gone for a month! What adventures did he have? Did he miss his pal Andre?

The Building 40 by Lydia Manx mature content

Who is this woman, and why is she so unafraid?

The Building 39 by Lydia Manx mature content

The long night is ending, and Jerry must find a place to escape the sunlight. And what an odd place he finds ...

The Building 38 by Lydia Manx mature content

Jerry has a box lunch for his ally the troll, but what will they talk about over this dinner?

The Building 37 by Lydia Manx mature content

Jerry's next step is to get a certain troll some take-out ...

The Building 36 by Lydia Manx mature content

Celina is ready to talk, ready to answer Jerry's questions -- but not truthfully, not even when threatened with death.

The Building 35 by Lydia Manx mature content

Battered, burnt, and nearly truly dead, Celina still holds on to a misguided hope of freedom from Jerry's grasp. But now we come to what Jerry really wants to know ...