This month I’ve suffered (caused) surprisingly few awkward social situations. I imagine this is mostly because I’ve had relatively little need to interact with any humans outside my social circle. The people within my social circle are usually those who are as socially awkward as...

The first time I fell in love was the first time I ate chocolate. The second time was when I first read Blue Castle. My first boyfriend, however, occurred after my first love, but before my second. I was five years old at the time. His name was Oscar and he was three months younger than me. I...

I know, I know! I haven’t posted in just about forever. This is because my computer died. It was an actual, real life, matter of fact tragedy. I spent the first few hours trying to remain calm and fantasising about the positives of being suddenly transported back to the pre-industrial...

New fan art from my friend Lucy: “In a world where you are a stuffed olive I am a sautéed mushroom.” Hahahahahaha!...

Yo, Olive Peeps! I’ve started a new project recently called Visibility Fiction, and I thought it was about time I let you know a bit about it! I’m really excited and would love to know your thoughts. To begin to explain what Visibility Fiction is all about, I thought I’d...

But none that I can articulate. Pleuky, blob,...

I’m a relatively competent knitter. I find the clickity-clack of knitting needles relaxing and I enjoy making primarily children’s clothes, since I don’t have the attention span for larger garments. However, I have some kind of mental block when it comes to crochet. I just...

Fan Art in the form of a photo from Kate: “Meanwhile on a parallel universe a kalamata olive is about to fall in a cherry clafoutis…” Thanks, Kate! It makes me laugh, A LOT!...

Today I’ve had a fairly heavy day of internet exploration. This is often fun times, work times or learning times, all of which I approve. Often, however, internet exploration can rapidly become rage times. I don’t know whether you’ve ever seen an olive fly into a fit of...

While cleaning out some boxes, I discovered a collection of old glasses from my childhood. I don’t mean drinking glasses, but rather spectacles. Pulling out the bundle I noted their grotty lenses, a testament to my lifelong habit of pushing up glasses with my fingers and an inability to...

Yay! You know how much I love fan art? Well here is a new picture made by wonderful Greeniegogo, just for me! (and you… but mostly for me. Mwhaha)  I love the car. It’s like a little Olive Hub. I can’t help but picture a world of Olive-People, all driving around in little...

I love artichokes so much. I wonder if they mind that we tear off their skin and rip out their hearts.   I’d apologise to artichoke-kind, but I’m not actually sorry. Nom nom...

  “I didn’t know how to be a vol au vent” by Kara. I quite literally can’t stop laughing. Thanks so much, Kara! This is...

Here’s the thing. If you’re my friend, you can pretty much call me whatever you want. My sister, for example, calls me various incarnations of “Poo” and “Mole”, including “Poo-face-mole” and I don’t take offence. Instead, I feel a warm,...

Too tired to move, I’m just going to sleep right here on the floor. Step over me if you must – just try not to kick me in the head. Much appreciated....