Kera Hollow

Joined August 2023

49 stories

Bio

I'm a freelance ESL tutor and writer living South Korea. I've had a few poems and short stories published in various anthologies including Becoming Real by Pact Press.

I'm a lover of cats, books, Hozier, and bugs.

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The Town Mule
If anyone in town needed help, they knew to call Leo Germain. Though against his will, and despite his visible discomfort, Leo showed up on time just as his father once did. Just as the town expected him to.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Fiction
Scrapbooking as a Tool for Mental Health
In my early twenties, I started keeping a daily journal. I enjoyed doodling, gluing in receipts, and writing down my thoughts. I started journaling with the intention of capturing memories, since my mental illness greatly affects my long-term memory.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Psyche
Our Lives and Trees
The trees are all we know, the way the leaves collect light and spread veins of green or red the way sustenance is created inside the body,
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Poets
The Cat on My Chest
This cat on my chest gently purring as he sleeps for now just breathing.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Poets
Tidal Wave
When the fever of change arises there will be a flickering moment in your heart, it will tell you to cave into the flames,
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Poets
Holy Night at the Trailer Park. Content Warning.
I’ll never forget the night I tried coffee for the first time. It was the same night Sally from next door overdosed on Morphine and Mushroom salad.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Fiction
Ma's Handy Work
Pa used to spend the mornings out in the field, hiding his flask under his thick mustache, and his evenings reaping the consequences as he’d stumble about, crushing the budding sprouts.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Fiction
Tangled
Fingers comb through hair the brush I bought doesn't work the tangles remain.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Poets
Something Old
Open the closet search through expired boxes until you find it.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Poets
The Pencil
I sit down to write but when pencil hits paper the sharpened led breaks.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Poets
The Deep End. Content Warning.
Before you jump off the deep end, before stepping onto the tracks, before slipping away in the comatose haze of drugs or wine,
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Poets
My Novel Died in the Query Trenches, So What’s Next?
At the beginning of last year, I attempted to query a speculative novel. The story was queer and discussed themes of depression and isolation. By the time I went through my final reread, I thought for sure this would be the project that’d land me a literary agent.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Writers

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The Town Mule

Scrapbooking as a Tool for Mental Health

Our Lives and Trees

The Cat on My Chest

Tidal Wave

Holy Night at the Trailer Park. Content Warning.

Ma's Handy Work

Tangled

Something Old

The Pencil

The Deep End. Content Warning.

My Novel Died in the Query Trenches, So What’s Next?

Achievements (4)