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 stories 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.