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Poking Holes: The Illustrated Edition
People are holes waiting to be filled.
People are sharp, nervous blades dancing across skin and bone.
People are hungry, desperate, empty maws waiting to be fed.
Juan Valencia's Poking Holes is a collection of nine tales seeking to explore that emptiness, that volatile monstrosity and dangerous hunger that prevails through our encounters and self-destructions. Across bodies, across borders, across species, holes, gashes, and mouths open and let fear and anger flow free.
People are sharp, nervous blades dancing across skin and bone.
People are hungry, desperate, empty maws waiting to be fed.
Juan Valencia's Poking Holes is a collection of nine tales seeking to explore that emptiness, that volatile monstrosity and dangerous hunger that prevails through our encounters and self-destructions. Across bodies, across borders, across species, holes, gashes, and mouths open and let fear and anger flow free.
- GenresShort Stories
156 pages, Hardcover
Published February 14, 2023
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April 1, 2023
I've been a fan of Juan's YouTube channel for a while now. So I was excited to discover that he was publishing a book of short stories. I've found his videos to be entertaining and intelligent; however, the question remains: can he write? The answer to that is most definitely yes. The prose in these stories is eloquent, but not obnoxiously so (unlike some authors who have you using a dictionary multiple times per page). The stories themselves are disturbing. Really disturbing. Not for the faint of heart or prudish. I now understand why he calls his YouTube channel "Plagued by Visions". The closest comparison I can think of is Clive Barker's "Books of Blood". Highly recommended.
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