Writing

Olivia writes short stories, poetry, essays and articles. Her writing is broadly speculative, imagining possible futures, alternate presents and, less frequently, little explored pasts. Her work has appeared in a range of publications. A selection is below, with some available to read in full.

Featured

Short story • Anthology of Folk Horror • Forthcoming

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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A janitor in a yellow stripped shirt and black jeans cleans an iridescent puddle in the shape of a woman's head.

Short story • Weather Reports

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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A pair of red hands holds a cream tea cup. The cup contains red liquid with a QR code reflection.

Short story • Futurist Letters

Now That the Party’s Over

“No, like you need to swirl.” I felt the weight of the queue behind me as she circled her index finger. “Do you have Neuralign?”

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Short story • CloisterFox

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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Other Writing

Britain’s Big Cats

Essay • Ancient Times, Issue 3 • 2025 →

The Bukit Timah Monkey Man

Essay • Myth & Lore Times, Issue 9 • 2024 →

Afraid Of His Visions

Review • Erato Magazine • 2024 →

No Footprint in the Snow

Review • Savills Ski Property Portfolio 21/22 • 2021 →