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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When Alcohol Became too Comfortable
After a turbulent childhood of neglect and dysfunction, I entered my teens desperate to connect with my peers and find a way to numb painful memories.
By Kera Hollowabout 8 hours ago in Psyche
A Proper Size
I went pants shopping today, I went to a new store, one with a flashy SALE sign on its windows I went straight to the wall,
By Kera Hollow5 days ago in Poets
Theater Work Heals Trauma. Top Story - March 2026.
If we are not in tune with our bodies, if trauma or dissociation distorts our natural rhythms, we are unable to feel a sense of agency over our lives.
By Kera Hollow9 days ago in Psyche
Getting Tattooed
As the black needle gyrates in my tender skin art blossoms alive.
By Kera Hollow10 days ago in Poets
The Hole in My Ceiling
The hole in my ceiling isn't quite ready. It isn't deep enough nor wide enough for me to slip into my upstairs neighbor's apartment.
By Kera Hollow16 days ago in Fiction
Coffee Shop Break
Your latte ready and cooling on the black tray makes my brown ice melt.
By Kera Hollow16 days ago in Poets
A Child Holding Grass
I can't recall what it feels like to be a child, touching the coarseness of dry grass for the first time, and smiling without adult worries-
By Kera Hollow19 days ago in Poets
A Poem for My Mother
This poem is for you, mother, despite the way you brutalized me with your words, mother, despite the way you hardly cared for you daughter, and-
By Kera Hollow19 days ago in Poets
Daedalus's Sacrifice
The terrible news came in the morning after the banquet. King Minos spent the previous evening celebrating the death of Theseus, and his daughter's safeguarded purity. Minos drank and sang, elated by his victory. His precious, Ariadne, was tucked into bed, alone in his palace, as her would-be lover turned to acid in the Minotaur's stomach by now.
By Kera Hollow22 days ago in Fiction
What is the Place You Understand Best?
“He had lived in a lot of places, so I asked him where he found his greatest sense of place. He didn’t understand the expression. I explained that I wanted to know where he felt most nurtured and supported. What is the place you understand best?” Kimmerer pg. 125
By Kera Hollow22 days ago in BookClub
Puppy Love/ Forever/
When you hear/ the soft tap of padded footsteps When you hear/ the clicking of nails against the floor When you hear/ a howl somewhere in the night
By Kera Hollow26 days ago in Poets
Love Birds
The pigeons flew down and the people step aside making space for them.
By Kera Hollow29 days ago in Poets

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When Alcohol Became too Comfortable

A Proper Size

Theater Work Heals Trauma. Top Story - March 2026.

Getting Tattooed

The Hole in My Ceiling

Coffee Shop Break

A Child Holding Grass

A Poem for My Mother

Daedalus's Sacrifice

What is the Place You Understand Best?

Puppy Love/ Forever/

Love Birds

Achievements (4)