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The Green Man
Short Story, Anthology of Folk Horror Olivia McNeilis 01/07/2026 Short Story, Anthology of Folk Horror Olivia McNeilis 01/07/2026

The Green Man

“Did you never see a light, Bill? In all your years working’ the moor? Not once? Follow it next. It’ll give you what you seek. Just mind the price.”
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Britain’s Big Cats
Essay, Ancient Times Olivia McNeilis 24/04/2026 Essay, Ancient Times Olivia McNeilis 24/04/2026

Britain’s Big Cats

Whenever a lamb or calf went missing, there was always the suspicion that something had sunk its claws in.
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After Eden
Poetry, Wee Sparrow Poetry Press Olivia McNeilis 24/04/2026 Poetry, Wee Sparrow Poetry Press Olivia McNeilis 24/04/2026

After Eden

It’s a woman’s work to take these scraps and turn them into Eden.

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Sora
Short Story, Weather Reports Olivia McNeilis 01/10/2025 Short Story, Weather Reports Olivia McNeilis 01/10/2025

Sora

She was mopping the hallway that ran between classrooms, trailing dilute bleach under the fluorescent lights, an ersatz of sunlight and swimming pools. 

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Sealed
Poetry, Rethinking Fables Olivia McNeilis 01/10/2025 Poetry, Rethinking Fables Olivia McNeilis 01/10/2025

Sealed

Trembling under the sonic weight of
bikes and cars and planes–
every decibel assaults the senses.

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Orpheus and Eurydice
Poetry, Aôthen Magazine Olivia McNeilis 07/03/2025 Poetry, Aôthen Magazine Olivia McNeilis 07/03/2025

Orpheus and Eurydice

O, it’s our wedding night.

Your breath rumbles softly and I hear the sea.

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Afraid Of His Visions
Review, Erato Magazine Olivia McNeilis 04/09/2024 Review, Erato Magazine Olivia McNeilis 04/09/2024

Afraid Of His Visions

As the world faces existential crises, this nightmarish retrospective of the Swiss-born artist, HR Giger, feels all too timely.
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The Bukit Timah Monkey Man
Essay, Myth & Lore Olivia McNeilis 01/09/2024 Essay, Myth & Lore Olivia McNeilis 01/09/2024

The Bukit Timah Monkey Man

“Okay,” he smiled generously at me, “stay back if you see monkeys. Don’t make eye contact.”

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Sam Scott’s Verbier
Article, Savills Ski Property Portfolio 23/24 Olivia McNeilis 01/11/2023 Article, Savills Ski Property Portfolio 23/24 Olivia McNeilis 01/11/2023

Sam Scott’s Verbier

Picturesque, cosmopolitan, well-connected – there’s much to love about Verbier.

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No Footprint in the Snow
Article, Savills Ski Property Portfolio 21/22 Olivia McNeilis 01/11/2021 Article, Savills Ski Property Portfolio 21/22 Olivia McNeilis 01/11/2021

No Footprint in the Snow

As resorts grapple with climate change, one zero-impact village is leading the future.

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6 of the Best… Homes for Coffee Lovers
Article, Savills Olivia McNeilis 01/09/2021 Article, Savills Olivia McNeilis 01/09/2021

6 of the Best… Homes for Coffee Lovers

For a nation of tea drinkers, the UK has had something of a love affair with coffee over the years – currently drinking around 75 million cups per day.

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Now That the Party’s Over 
Short Story, Futurist Letters Olivia McNeilis 28/05/2019 Short Story, Futurist Letters Olivia McNeilis 28/05/2019

Now That the Party’s Over 

Did his decision haunt him, now it was coming to pass for someone he knew? Someone he loved, even? Or did he feel noble, like he’d sacrificed something good for something greater?

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A Fox in the Hen House
Micro, Punk Noir Magazine Olivia McNeilis 28/05/2019 Micro, Punk Noir Magazine Olivia McNeilis 28/05/2019

A Fox in the Hen House

They had married on a hot June day. After the speeches, Paul loosened his tie and sprayed champagne all over the bridesmaids. |||https://bit.ly/3OZgRFG

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The Thing That Blights
Short Story, CloisterFox Olivia McNeilis 30/10/2018 Short Story, CloisterFox Olivia McNeilis 30/10/2018

The Thing That Blights

The pear tree had to come with them. Before they polished the silverware and laid each spoon and knife and fork neatly in its velvet bed in the wooden case.
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Caught in the Cat’s Cradle
Short Story, Crow & Cross Keys Olivia McNeilis 01/07/2018 Short Story, Crow & Cross Keys Olivia McNeilis 01/07/2018

Caught in the Cat’s Cradle

Each held a cropped image of a portrait, rendered in such fine colourful strokes that the banners appeared to be shimmering in the light, though the room was still.
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Waiting in a Car Under Streetlights
Poetry, LZ Olivia McNeilis 01/11/2014 Poetry, LZ Olivia McNeilis 01/11/2014

Waiting in a Car Under Streetlights

The wax moon is diminished, drowned
in a thousand models, swallowed over

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