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

Short Fiction

Short stories published in Piker Press, a weekly journal of arts and literature.

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The Greatest Horse in Racing by Sand Pilarski

From the Memoirs of Edgar McCassar. Uncle Edgar remembers the most exciting Triple Crown of his life, when Secretariat won the hearts of horse lovers everywhere.

Aser Writes a Letter by Sand Pilarski

Time for a letter home to let the relatives know everyone is still more or less alive.

The Aser Stories 40a: Customary Behavior by Sand Pilarski

An Aser story about foreign customs, forebearance, and fabrications.

A Day in the Life by John Trindle

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to get up in the morning and face the world.

Victory Flight by John Trindle

An excerpt from the novel Victory Highway.

Just Passing Through by Sand Pilarski

Gotta keep movin' when you're on the road...

Uncle Edgar's Fishface Story by Sand Pilarski

Another of the Memoirs of Edgar Macassar

Winter's End by Jon Renaut

The badger cometh! They do things a little different in D.C.

Jeane Dixon Predicts by Tedi Trindle

Intrepid girl reporter Tedi braves a seance to bring you the latest from the late psychic Jeane Dixon.

The Aser Stories 36a: Madly In Love by Sand Pilarski

Judging from the looks of things, Danner really must take a long look at her apprenticeship to the wizard Cloudraft... and whatever else is going on in his castle laboratory.

The Traveler by Sand Pilarski

A planetoid comes on an irrevocable path of collision. Where will you go when the world ends?

The Castle Dream II by Monique Jetton

The Banshee will have her vengeance as part of the mystery is solved and restless spirits are given justice at last.

La Fiesta by Alexandra Queen

A ghost story of the perils of temptation and the evil that waits to prey, based on a traditional family story Great-great-grandmother swore was true.

The Castle Dream I by Monique Jetton

A young woman passing through a midieval town finds herself recognized by people she has never seen before. When she experiences a vision through the eyes of a banshee, strange events are set in motion.

Orange Sky by Sand Pilarski

Moms used to shop while dads played a quick game or two at Bill Harry's grocery store and bowling alley. A little bit of everyone's lives changed the night it burnt down.

The Ballad of Gulliver Gix by Avelyre Snakeslayer

Rhyme and verse is used to villify a foe in this fantasy short.

Fire Night by Sand Pilarski

A fire sweeps along the grasslands, bringing destruction. Nature gives and nature takes away.

Memory of Wehr by Sand Pilarski

A science-fiction short story. A symbiotic relationship, an eternal love.

In the Beginning by John Queen

A creation myth for people who hate creation myths.

The Grandmother Staff by Alexandra Queen

Part three

The Aser Stories 03a: Descent to the Underworld by Sand Pilarski

An Aser short story: a darker tale of dreams and symbolism

The Grandmother Staff by Alexandra Queen

Part 2

The Grandmother Staff by Alexandra Queen

Part One