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 Building 18 by Lydia Manx mature content

He had nearly escaped that accursed coffin once, but something unexpected had happened ...

Dinner With Henry 42: The Manchurian Chef by Bruce Memblatt

How do you bring yourself to tell your child that the world thinks less of people who are half bug?

The Building 17 by Lydia Manx

Jerry continues to remember with bitterness his incarceration in Michigan long months before.

Dinner With Henry 41: Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens by Bruce Memblatt

Wine, women, and song? Wait, it's Shakespeare, Andre ... and the one they refer to as "SHE..."

The Building 16 by Lydia Manx

Jerry remembers again the crime against his Mastery ...

Dinner With Henry 40: A Small Matter of Privacy by Bruce Memblatt

There are some things a dad wishes his little daughter didn't ever have to understand ...

The Building 15 by Lydia Manx

The troll is going to be a help to Jerry, but something else is strange ...

The Building 14 by Lydia Manx

Negotiations with the troll have begun, but something is not quite the way Jerry expects ...

Dinner With Henry 39: An Ordinary Day by Bruce Memblatt

Is there such a thing as an ordinary day for someone who is half bug, half human?

The Building 13 by Lydia Manx

Jerry has found someone he didn't expect -- a troll -- and begins to wonder at the way plans play out ...

Dinner With Henry 38: After the Rainbow by Bruce Memblatt

Clarissa was knocked out, but now awake, what amazing insights will she have? ...

Dinner With Henry 37: Somewhere Over Delancey Street by Bruce Memblatt

Clarissa is about to learn more about her Door by standing too near her Window ...

The Building 12 by Lydia Manx

Jerry's neighbor, Edna, enlists him in a search for Mr. Peaches, her poodle.

The Building 11 by Lydia Manx

Jerry remembers the mistake the Council made when they kidnapped him so many months ago ...

Dinner With Henry 36: I Read the News Today by Bruce Memblatt

Didn't anyone ever tell Andre and Shakespeare that television is a bad influence for kids?

Dinner With Henry 35: The Door by Bruce Memblatt

With her mysterious precociousness, Winifred informs Andre of yet another area of mystery ...

The Building 10 by Lydia Manx

Jerry finds Florida acceptable, even with the occasional iguana, even with the burning memory of that vampire bait ...

The Building 9 by Lydia Manx

How true that looks can be deceiving, and how sad that the same is true for members of one's own clan ...

Dinner With Henry 34: The Gathering by Bruce Memblatt

Winifred's father is half-bug and half-man, and his mother is missing an ear, but Winifred is something completely different ...

The Building 8 by Lydia Manx

Jerry, the vampire formerly known as a prince, remembers the circumstances of his capture ...

Dinner With Henry 33: Baby Talk by Bruce Memblatt

If you're half man, half bug, there's not a day that goes by that doesn't change your life ...

The Building 7 by Lydia Manx

The former vampire prince is on the hunt -- but once again, the hunter has become the hunted.

Dinner With Henry 32: The Big Nothing by Bruce Memblatt

In Andre's kitchen, is it really possible that NOTHING is happening?

The Building 6 by Lydia Manx

Oh, kids, you shouldn't play with matches, or sharp knives ... or angry vampires!

Dinner With Henry 31: Down On the Roof by Bruce Memblatt

Henry's mother is being interviewed by a therapist, who sees nothing out of the ordinary in treating a giant bug...

The Building 5 by Lydia Manx

Done with memories of Jerry, the guard turns to his own ...

Dinner With Henry 30: Still Up on the Roof by Bruce Memblatt

Clarissa is still menacing the gathering crowd from atop the roof -- can Henry's sister Elvira help her?

The Building 4 by Lydia Manx

The guard knew that Jerry had a particular destiny ...

Dinner With Henry 29: Up On The Roof by Bruce Memblatt

Clarissa's peculiar behavior since her grand-daughter Winifred was born has just gone "over the top" ...

The Building 3 by Lydia Manx

The story of the original Jerry continues, chronicling the last of his life.