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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Give Me Back! by Víctor Parra Avellaneda

Víctor Parra Avellaneda (Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico 1998). He has studied Biology at the CUCBA of the University of Guadalajara. He writes speculative fiction, especially science fiction and climate fiction.

The Pot and the Kettle by Reeve Chudd

Reeve Chudd is a retired trusts and estates attorney living in Carmel, Indiana. In his youth, he wanted to be writer, but he wasn’t prepared to sacrifice eating for his art.

Hidebehind by Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson has written science fiction, fantasy novels and short stories since youth. Outside of writing he performs research in microsystems, nanotechnology and device integration.

Roadkill by Dan Mulhollen

...and he'll never forget 'Brooke'...

Unshared Spaces by Devon Field

Devon Field lives in Vancouver, BC, where he writes and podcasts. He hosts the medieval history podcast 'Human Circus: Journeys in the Medieval World.'

Goin’ Into Town by Carl V. Nord

Really want to go back to being young?

Something Important by Beate Sigriddaughter

Oh, anticipation...!

Perfection by Ethan Goffman

Actions may speak louder than words, but some words are louder than others...

Take My Place by Nicholas Woods

Nicholas Woods is a writer and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. He wrote and directed the crime/drama ‘Echoes of Violence’ which premiered at CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL in 2020.

Romance at the White House by Bill Tope

Bill Tope is a retired caseworker; construction laborer; hotel cook and one-time nude model for university art classes. He lives in Illinois with his mean little cat Baby.

The Bolter by Lameese Hassen

Lameese Hassen is a queer Palestinian-American that grew up in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago. She received her BA from Columbia College Chicago.

Legacy of the Lycanthrope by Lisa Lahey

Lisa Lahey is an Associate Acquisitions Editor for After Dinner Conversation Magazine.

Run by Teresa Freeland

Teresa Freeland is a ‘forever Midwesterner,’ living in Blue Springs, Missouri. She is always working on one more short story.

Pickup 52 by Timothy B. Barner

Motivation, motivation, motivation!

Oscar by Doug Hawley

Winner for Best -- What?

Blood Brothers by Devin James Leonard

Devin’s job as a night watchman comprises sitting at a desk monitoring a county building, which allows him eight uninterrupted hours of reading and writing (best job ever). His interests include painting, reading, writing, and exercising.

The Koala Brothers by Arthur Davis

Arthur Davis is a management consultant who has been quoted in The New York Times and in Crain’s New York Business, taught at The New School and interviewed on New York TV News Channel 1.

Heaven’s Devils: Saturday Night, 1965 by Peter Barbour

A plague is never welcome...

Time After Time by James Rumpel

James Rumpel is a retired high school math teacher who enjoys spending some of his free time trying to turn a few of the odd ideas circling his brain into actual stories. He lives in Wisconsin with his wonderful wife, Mary.

Deer Hunting in the Province of the Damned by Lamont A. Turner

There's a reason for legends...

The Lost and Never Found Department by Tom Koperwas

Missing something?

Lament of a Wishing Well by Kimmy Larson

We all want to be happy. But to expect someone else to make us happy?...

Midnight Rites by Sarah Daly

Sarah Daly is an American writer whose fiction, poetry, and drama have appeared in twenty-six literary journals.

Lost in Program by Christopher Yermack

Christopher Yermack is happy to be here.

Ionized by Ralph Benton

There is no sure way to count on another day...

After the wedding by Kathleen Gray

Born and raised in Scotland, Kathleen Gray left home at 18 for London, The Hague, then Paris, which became home.

A Perfectly Reasonable Response by Will Willoughby

Will Willoughby’s short stories often feature characters facing absurd, funny/sad situations. He earned his English degree from the University of New Hampshire and now lives in southern Maine with his wife, his daughter, and his potato-colored dog, Charlie.

Little as Stressful by Thomas Kodnar

Austrian writer Thomas Kodnar, born in 1992, has a thing for horror. He studied philosophy at the University of Vienna. He enjoys black coffee and vegan cake.

The Sunnydale Cookie Truck by Carl V. Nord

1928...Are we having fun yet?

Times by Ian C. Smith

"...Time in reverse possesses infinite possibilities..."