The Piker Press

“Typical. Of Course It Worked!” published by The Piker Press this week

The Piker Press published a short nonfiction piece of mine this week that is termed an "essay" in that publication which in this case basically means a short true story, meant to be funny. Specifically an old college story which (hopefully) ends on a funny note. You can find and read Typical. Of Course It …

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2025 in Review re my Submissions/Publishing Results

It was a record-setting year in terms of overall number of pieces accepted/published in one year, though I have had years with more of my books published simultaneously. I may have countered that with an assault on anthologies this year though. Heh. Here is a synopsis and basic stats re my 2025 publishing efforts. I …

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I’ve Been Nominated for Best of the Net 2026!

Many thanks to Libre for nominating me for 2026 Best of the Net in Nonfiction with my piece “Madnesses Again.” Special thanks to EIC Mary Sellers for working hard with me to make the piece as strong as possible. She’s a serious credit to her profession and put in some real time and effort, which …

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Book Review: Throbbing Gristle’s Twenty Jazz Funk Greats

Throbbing Gristle's Twenty Jazz Funk Greats by Drew DanielMy rating: 5 of 5 stars A serious work about a serious work. Er, the book was impressively done on this still-controversial TG experiment that, like the band that influenced so many that came after. Many attribute the founding of the industrial rock movement to Throbbing Gristle …

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