Short Fiction

Sometimes there's only one effective way to deal with a hater ...

While Diego struggles with her aversion to floors, Shakespeare and Andre must clean up someone else's mess ...

Walt has escaped from jail, and is well on his way to getting Hulk back to his owner, but someone still plans to track him down ...

Hell is on the road, hunting for souls to steal, trying to take over territory so only evil can abide there. Death awaits all who try to stand in its way -- except for those who don't fear Death at all ...

Walt's weekend of liberty should be coming to an end, but he can't bear to go back, not yet ...

A certain look brings a flood of memories ... that Angel still has a way of making things happen ...

While preparation for the wedding continues, She is shaking up the staff once again ...

Certainly it is best to perceive truth and goodness as we go along, but some times we have to learn it the hard way ...

Surely Mickey was relying on them to save the day ... and they will do their best, though by Mickey's standards, it might not be enough ...

For some, Love is a blessing, for others a curse -- it just has to be the right kind of curse.

The bees spent the summer in the old birdhouse, but it was really time for them to move to a new home.(Originally appeared 10-15-2007)

Mickey's raid on the Stempels' boathouse is not going unavenged ... but isn't this outcome what everyone but Dad and Mickey wanted?

Trouble brews for the kitchen crew: Shakespeare has been up to something shady, and Henry has a problem he hasn't even begun to address yet ...

She had a heart too big for any disability to conquer ...

You find a line out there, that edge past which lies what you were seeking, that cliff that changes you forever ...

Peter lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he's worked in the magical realms of libraries, human resources, and word processing departments. He's also done some freelance editing and has had short stories appear in Carve Magazine and Elysian Fields Quarterly. Peter is living proof that with a little bit of love and a lot of caffeine, writer's block can indeed be conquered.

It was the end of the world, but they got used to it. Now something new is happening...

How much better a celebration is when no secrets are to be avoided ... and forgetfulness doesn't end the evening's fun ...

The entire navy is on the lookout for him, but the morning fog is on his side.

For some people, the end of the world as they knew it was mentally devastating. For Rebecca, however, the fall of civilization is just one more bit of weirdness in an already freaky world ...

If you knew civilization as you know it was about to end, how would you prepare? If the end of civilization took you by surprise, how would you survive? Piker Press staff and contributors hope you enjoy our various stories about post-apocalyptic times.

Yes, the bad days can really be bad ...

The world ends, with a bang, a whisper, and a Nazi pie?

How surprising for Andre to bring his niece to the kitchen for a visit -- but not more surprising than what Diego has to say ...

David H. Donaghe lives and works in the high desert of southern California. He has three passions in life: reading, writing, and riding his motorcycle. When not delving into a good book or putting his face in the wind on his motorcycle, David writes short stories and novels. In 1995, David took the First Place prize in the California Writer's Club short story contest with his Western short story, "Blind Justice."

Her life was one of service to others: service to survive, service of love. Sharina remembers her grandmother, and the promise she once made ...

Susan Okaty lives in Virginia Beach and is a member of <a href="http://hamptonroadswriters.org/">Hampton Roads Writers</a> Her work has appeared in <i>Highlights for Children</i> and <i>Vox Poetica.</i>

Was it really a mixup, or did she have that planned all along?

Poor Henry! Can she have been that fickle all along?

Gary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater director and worked as an art dealer when he couldn't earn a living in the theater. His chapbook 'Remembrance' was published by Origami Condom Press and 'The Conquest of Somalia' was published by Cervena Barva Press. A collection of his poetry 'Days of Destruction' was published by Skive Press. His poetry collection 'Expectations' was published by Rogue Scholars Press. His plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes and Sophocles were produced Off Broadway. His poetry has appeared in numerous literary magazines.