Short Fiction

David Simmons was born in Washington, D.C. during the crack epidemic. David is a multiinstrumentalist who has made several contributions to many major hip hop albums. Among other things, he is a licensed optician who has worked on the restoration of antique eyeglasses in Northern California.

So many things can happen when you decide to go up the hill...

Connie Woodring is a retired psychotherapist who writes poetry and short stories. A completed novel and a non-fiction book will hopefully be published soon.

J. David Thayer is an educator living in Texas. His works have appeared in 24-Hour Short Story Contest (2nd Place), The First Line, The Last Line, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film Festival, Flash Fiction Magazine, Bewildering Stories, 101 Word Stories, and many more publications.

The future is all ahead of us, the present is what keeps us going back to the fridge for a sandwich -- and the past ought to stay the hell back where it belongs...

Geoff Goodman works with disadvantaged and traditionally marginalized groups teaching writing at the College of The Marshall Islands. His work has been published in many newspapers and magazines and he has placed a few stories in smaller literary journals.

It's 2020 now, who would be surprised by anything?

In a dark alley, the result of past misfortunes waits. Can a still-grieving heart be healed?

Robert Garnham's short stories have been published widely in magazines such as Defenestration, Flash Fiction Magazine, Ink, Sweat and Tears, and his poetry has been published in Acumen, Tribe, The Broadsheet. He writes a humorous column every now and then for the local newspaper Herald Express, and as a comedy performance poet, he has performed all over the UK at festivals, fringes, radio and TV.

Randall Cooper works in education in Michigan, he is excited to showcase "The Clock" at Piker Press.

Roger Ley was born and educated in London and spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. He worked as an engineer in the oilfields of North Africa and the North Sea, before pursuing a career in higher education.

Donuts are dangerous, there is no doubt...

There's just something about an office staff...

Be it greed, lust, or dishonesty, rest assured, those sins will come back to haunt...

Karen Heslop writes from Kingston, Jamaica. She loves writing stories that are speculative in nature.

"Tim was a couple years into retirement when he discovered Betta fish..."

You can wear a mask and avoid one, but the other needs to be unmasked to heal...

The Stoned Cat and Vegan Dog team up for another strike for freedom...

Sometimes you should believe what people tell you...

An open heart, a listening ear, and a love of the game...yes, that's it.

Some of the friendliest dogs on earth are Doodles...

Was it a real memory? Or was it just something you wish that you could have the memory of?

There are reasons for humanity's interest in talismans...

Behind every door there's a story...

Remember not to be too catty...

Jay Cole is a science and speculative fiction writer from from Phoenix, Arizona.

Pat O'Malley is a walking skin machine from New York who loves to write the kind of weird, quirky fiction that he and his friends would love to read.

A good and useful man to remember...

Are rules instruction, guidance, or limitations...?

When the trees are gone, what will be revealed?