Short Fiction

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.

Drama and guilt are for those people who have too much time on their hands ...

Everyone's betting on Warren to go undercover. The only question is under wear?

Jeffrey Carl Jefferis is a thirty-year-old freedom fighter. He has been pushing the envelope of word power for so long that his fingers are permanently stuck to the sealing glue.

The action! The excitement of the chase! Ugh, the scurvy pervert after the undies ...!

How agonizing, to pretend that love does not exist!

What can you not admire about penguins?

Poor Jack Runner. Mel Trent has chronicled his troubles before, but this time, she chooses an alternative reality for his story ...

When it comes to the end, do you do what is right, or do you do what is inevitable?

It was like having a rug pulled out from under your feet. And yet, the fall itself taught a lesson about balance ..

Word is out on the street: Great Lenin plays some mean ball. Do you care to join him?

The beginning, so full of promise. If we knew what the words would become, would we even say, "Hello"?

M.J. Nicholls concludes his Modern Narratives ... will Lucy Biatch and the feckless Nigel survive?