Map of Hollows is a collection of interconnected short stories steeped in Midwestern dread, mythic horror, and emotional realism. Though not every tale takes place in Missouri, the spirit of the Midwest—its haunted highways, forgotten towns, and quiet resilience—runs through every page like a spectral current. These stories are a road trip through the Hollowverse, a landscape where the veil between worlds is thin and the monsters wear familiar faces. You’ll meet a cat who saves his person from a fate worse than death, the story is actually told from the point of view of the cat.. You’ll visit the town of Demon’s Rest, nestled in Missouri’s bootheel, where the soil remembers every sin and the shadows whisper old names. In one tale, a Midwestern doctor stationed in Antarctica witnesses the thawing of a mammoth—and the release of a virus that defies science and sanity. In another, a rural route outside Joplin leads to a grieving father with a chilling method of preservation. These stories blend folklore, fiction, and dark truths, drawing from the author’s experiences as a stand-up comic, podcaster, and lifelong student of myth. The anthology explores themes of grief, transformation, and the uncanny. Whether it’s a haunted university, a soul-chewing goddess, or a red-headed spitfire who hunts monsters, each story invites readers to confront the hollows within themselves—and the ones carved into the land. Map of Hollows is more than a collection. It’s a mythic atlas of places that never were, stitched together with memory, dread, and dark humor. It’s a journey through the Midwest of the author’s nightmares and imagination, where the familiar becomes strange and the strange becomes sacred.