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Holy Ritual
All night, the vines held tight to the trellis, struggling green fingers strangling wood, grape-bodies hanging heavy, their skins...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Jul 252 min read


Frame of Reference
There it was: the twisting, rusting, metallic ruin of my past whose oily creases shimmered iridescent against the onyx of half-forgotten...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Jun 293 min read


Suite Bergamasque
Morning's playful light dances easy through your blinds as willow warblers chime in on the dawn-song of the robin and wisteria...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Apr 281 min read


All the images will disappear
Press play before reading "Yes. They’ll forget us. Such is our fate, there is no help for it. What seems to us so serious, significant,...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Mar 73 min read


Lakeside on March 1st
At long last the tidal wave was over and I slinked out of my girdled mind like the inner body of a snake escaping its tight, battered...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Mar 12 min read


A Pavlovian Dog on The Naughty Step
The Naughty Step To be intelligent enough to introspect is to become burdened with inspecting the illusion of your intellect. Mum doesn’t...

Fiona K
Jan 2612 min read


Longing Space
Lingering on the stairwell, I promise to walk away, knowing that the door must shut for these windows to open. Being sentimental, and...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Jan 252 min read


Courage & Glass Grief
After Chelsea DesAutels Start this one with the woman falling from the sky. Or the building - it doesn't matter. What matters is she's...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Jan 52 min read


Blisters
I walked and walked but I didn't get small. My blisters didn't heal but my belief in you shrunk, and, yes, I have always wanted to know...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Dec 6, 20241 min read


POLITICS ISN'T AN OPINION
Admist the noise of the past 12 hours, I never expected a stranger's nonchalant Tweet to affect my mood the most... Perhaps it’s my...

Fiona K
Nov 6, 20244 min read


Projects of Self & Risk Forecasting
I work for (in my opinion) a fascinating company that uses machine learning to forecast risk and outcomes on major construction projects....

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Sep 25, 20249 min read


Your Daily Meals
Long story short, I went to see Gillian Anderson talking about sexual fantasy and desire following the release of her new book 'Want'...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Sep 5, 20242 min read


Life in a Year of Letters
A series - idea for a book, bit of fun - only got a few letters but it's something to work towards. The opening: Dear Reader, As a child...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Aug 27, 202412 min read


Stolen phones, fatalism & the significance of moments
Last night my phone was stolen. On a date. Fucking brilliant. The scene in my shower this morning was comically tragic: Pocketful of...

Olivia Gurney-Randall
Aug 23, 20245 min read
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