Ollie Swasey
@olliews.bsky.social
Writer, baker, lover of vampires. They/them. Fiction appears in Olit Magazine, God's Cruel Joke, Reader Beware, Bewildering Stories and elsewhere. Tumblr: metaphorfordeath.tumblr.com
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Ollie Swasey
@olliews.bsky.social
· Feb 7
Places You Can Read My Work
Updated January 24th, 2025
"Anti-Psychotic" -- A person living with schizophrenia reckons with the realization that their delusions may have more basis in reality than they thought. Originally appea…
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Hello #writingcommunity, I'm new to this platform and I'd love it if you took a moment to check out some of my short fiction; this post on my blog has links to everything available right now: www.tumblr.com/metaphorford... Stay tuned for new stuff forthcoming in God's Cruel Joke later this year!
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Death of the Author: An Alan Wake Series Retrospective
YouTube video by Noah Caldwell-Gervais
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Lately a lot of writing has felt like trying to pick a piece of popcorn out of my teeth, or dig a stubborn splinter out of my foot--feeling like I almost have it, not quite getting it but can't stop trying, bleeding a little as I try to cut out something that I can't even fully see the shape of
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Lately a lot of writing has felt like trying to pick a piece of popcorn out of my teeth, or dig a stubborn splinter out of my foot--feeling like I almost have it, not quite getting it but can't stop trying, bleeding a little as I try to cut out something that I can't even fully see the shape of
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Thrilled to share that my story "Butterfly Stitch" is out today in GCJ5! Following a conviction for performing illegal abortions, a disgraced transsexual surgeon turns to backalley work offering gender affirming surgeries to those with nowhere else to go. www.godscrueljokelit.com/5-speculativ...
SPECULATIVE EROTICS — God's Cruel Joke
www.godscrueljokelit.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thrilled to share that my story "Butterfly Stitch" is out today in GCJ5! Following a conviction for performing illegal abortions, a disgraced transsexual surgeon turns to backalley work offering gender affirming surgeries to those with nowhere else to go. www.godscrueljokelit.com/5-speculativ...
We just came back from an awesome double feature of Ghost Ship and The Fog screened on the deck of the USS Salem in Quincy, definitely one of the coolest @thecoolidge.bsky.social events I've ever been to
September 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
We just came back from an awesome double feature of Ghost Ship and The Fog screened on the deck of the USS Salem in Quincy, definitely one of the coolest @thecoolidge.bsky.social events I've ever been to
Hard to overstate how psyched I am for this issue, no one is doing it like GCJ. Look for my new story "Butterfly Stitch" when this comes out next week--if you think you can stomach it.
It is a pleasure to finally announce that Issue 5 - Speculative Erotics is complete and will be releasing 9/26, with back-to-back bruisers from 27 contributors!
Saying this issue is gnarly is a massive understatement - unprecedented levels of depravity and dissolution.
Saying this issue is gnarly is a massive understatement - unprecedented levels of depravity and dissolution.
September 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hard to overstate how psyched I am for this issue, no one is doing it like GCJ. Look for my new story "Butterfly Stitch" when this comes out next week--if you think you can stomach it.
My new story "Newshawk's Crawl" is out today in Bewildering Stories! Thank you to Don Webb and the rest of the Ed staff, it's a pleasure to have this piece out in the world.
bewilderingstories.com/issue1106/ne...
bewilderingstories.com/issue1106/ne...
Newshawk’s Crawl
bewilderingstories.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
My new story "Newshawk's Crawl" is out today in Bewildering Stories! Thank you to Don Webb and the rest of the Ed staff, it's a pleasure to have this piece out in the world.
bewilderingstories.com/issue1106/ne...
bewilderingstories.com/issue1106/ne...
Cinnamon babka for sunday dinner
August 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Cinnamon babka for sunday dinner
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RIP Tom Lehrer - the day he announced his items were public domain on a website, we mirrored it. Thank you for your service
archive.org/details/toml...
archive.org/details/toml...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
July 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
RIP Tom Lehrer - the day he announced his items were public domain on a website, we mirrored it. Thank you for your service
archive.org/details/toml...
archive.org/details/toml...
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Another notable anniversary: Elliott Smith’s self-titled album turns 30 today.
I have objectively listened to this record more than any other. It is an essential record for me.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I have objectively listened to this record more than any other. It is an essential record for me.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith [Full Album] - YouTube
Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith [Full Album] (1995) Track listing 1. Needle in the Hay 2. Christian Brothers 3. Clementine 4. Southern Belle 5. Single File 6. ...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Another notable anniversary: Elliott Smith’s self-titled album turns 30 today.
I have objectively listened to this record more than any other. It is an essential record for me.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I have objectively listened to this record more than any other. It is an essential record for me.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Hello #writingcommunity, I'm new to this platform and I'd love it if you took a moment to check out some of my short fiction; this post on my blog has links to everything available right now: www.tumblr.com/metaphorford... Stay tuned for new stuff forthcoming in God's Cruel Joke later this year!
Places You Can Read My Work
Updated January 24th, 2025
"Anti-Psychotic" -- A person living with schizophrenia reckons with the realization that their delusions may have more basis in reality than they thought. Originally appea…
www.tumblr.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hello #writingcommunity, I'm new to this platform and I'd love it if you took a moment to check out some of my short fiction; this post on my blog has links to everything available right now: www.tumblr.com/metaphorford... Stay tuned for new stuff forthcoming in God's Cruel Joke later this year!
Reposted by Ollie Swasey
These are but two of the literal hundreds of photos I took on our trip, from Cape Sounion on the last day and at the Temple of Hephaestus at the ancient agora
April 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
These are but two of the literal hundreds of photos I took on our trip, from Cape Sounion on the last day and at the Temple of Hephaestus at the ancient agora
On 1/1/25 just after midnight I saw an owl while walking home from a party and took it as an omen. Fast forward to now, while my wife and I were in Greece last week I got not one but TWO awesome emails (one partial request and one job offer)! It seems like Athena might be on my side this year 🦉
April 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
On 1/1/25 just after midnight I saw an owl while walking home from a party and took it as an omen. Fast forward to now, while my wife and I were in Greece last week I got not one but TWO awesome emails (one partial request and one job offer)! It seems like Athena might be on my side this year 🦉
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One bright side to being forced to live in an AI slop tornado is now I see my artistic mistakes as incredibly endearing. The human machine of my body made that weird line. My worst day of drawing is completely untouchably better than anything AI will ever produce until the heat death of the universe
March 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
One bright side to being forced to live in an AI slop tornado is now I see my artistic mistakes as incredibly endearing. The human machine of my body made that weird line. My worst day of drawing is completely untouchably better than anything AI will ever produce until the heat death of the universe
Vampire hunters keep killing Maggie's friends, and now he's been framed for a crime he didn't commit. When a retired PI learns his secret, she becomes an unexpected ally in his search for the truth.
🔎Urban fantasy/mystery
🌈LGBTQ cast
🦇Vampire MC
♾️ND rep
WWDITS x WE SOLVE MURDERS
#LuckyPit #PopUpPitA
🔎Urban fantasy/mystery
🌈LGBTQ cast
🦇Vampire MC
♾️ND rep
WWDITS x WE SOLVE MURDERS
#LuckyPit #PopUpPitA
March 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Vampire hunters keep killing Maggie's friends, and now he's been framed for a crime he didn't commit. When a retired PI learns his secret, she becomes an unexpected ally in his search for the truth.
🔎Urban fantasy/mystery
🌈LGBTQ cast
🦇Vampire MC
♾️ND rep
WWDITS x WE SOLVE MURDERS
#LuckyPit #PopUpPitA
🔎Urban fantasy/mystery
🌈LGBTQ cast
🦇Vampire MC
♾️ND rep
WWDITS x WE SOLVE MURDERS
#LuckyPit #PopUpPitA
300 characters feels like so few, I have no idea how other people are fitting so much into their pitches! If I were better at moodboards maybe that would help...
March 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
300 characters feels like so few, I have no idea how other people are fitting so much into their pitches! If I were better at moodboards maybe that would help...
WWDITS X WE SOLVE MURDERS
While laying low during a surge of slayings, a vampire living in Miami is framed for a crime he didn't commit. When a retired private detective gets involved and learns his secret, she becomes an unexpected ally in his hunt for the true culprit. #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA
While laying low during a surge of slayings, a vampire living in Miami is framed for a crime he didn't commit. When a retired private detective gets involved and learns his secret, she becomes an unexpected ally in his hunt for the true culprit. #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA
March 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
WWDITS X WE SOLVE MURDERS
While laying low during a surge of slayings, a vampire living in Miami is framed for a crime he didn't commit. When a retired private detective gets involved and learns his secret, she becomes an unexpected ally in his hunt for the true culprit. #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA
While laying low during a surge of slayings, a vampire living in Miami is framed for a crime he didn't commit. When a retired private detective gets involved and learns his secret, she becomes an unexpected ally in his hunt for the true culprit. #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA
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"As a millennial, my experience with American politics has been as a kind of republic of gestures." Brandon Taylor continues to be one of the best and most approachable thinkers of the era.
open.substack.com/pub/blgtylr/...
open.substack.com/pub/blgtylr/...
be so serious right now homie
symbol collapse of a failed regime
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"As a millennial, my experience with American politics has been as a kind of republic of gestures." Brandon Taylor continues to be one of the best and most approachable thinkers of the era.
open.substack.com/pub/blgtylr/...
open.substack.com/pub/blgtylr/...
Congratulations!!!
Really excited to announce that my debut book, the first in a middle grade trilogy about dragons and labor rights, will be published by Abrams in spring 2026. Many many thanks to my amazing agent @sarahnfisk.bsky.social and @thetobiasagency.bsky.social for making my lifelong dream come true.
February 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Congratulations!!!
Hello #writingcommunity, I'm new to this platform and I'd love it if you took a moment to check out some of my short fiction; this post on my blog has links to everything available right now: www.tumblr.com/metaphorford... Stay tuned for new stuff forthcoming in God's Cruel Joke later this year!
Places You Can Read My Work
Updated January 24th, 2025
"Anti-Psychotic" -- A person living with schizophrenia reckons with the realization that their delusions may have more basis in reality than they thought. Originally appea…
www.tumblr.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hello #writingcommunity, I'm new to this platform and I'd love it if you took a moment to check out some of my short fiction; this post on my blog has links to everything available right now: www.tumblr.com/metaphorford... Stay tuned for new stuff forthcoming in God's Cruel Joke later this year!
Reposted by Ollie Swasey
In a faltering empire, a thief steals a crown from the ruling family, sparking a battle of wits with a spymaster. Drawn together by their contest, the two become tangled in a deadly web of conspiracies as their rivalry turns to unlikely alliance. SIX OF CROWS + FOUNDRYSIDE #2025Pit #A #F #LGBTQ
January 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Ben lives free & easy to spite his dad, but now there's a new 24/7 bodyguard getting in Ben's way. He'd be more annoyed if not for the fact that someone wants him dead, and he needs help stopping whoever that is.
disco elysium + a marvellous light + the locked tomb
#2025Pit #A #SPF #S #LGBTQ
disco elysium + a marvellous light + the locked tomb
#2025Pit #A #SPF #S #LGBTQ
January 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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CRIMSON PEAK x THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR
An unsolved massacre. A haunted house. A prodigy spirit-medium commissioned to resolve both.
But she doesn't know that she did not come to the house as a hunter, but as prey.
#2025Pit #A #H #R #amquerying
An unsolved massacre. A haunted house. A prodigy spirit-medium commissioned to resolve both.
But she doesn't know that she did not come to the house as a hunter, but as prey.
#2025Pit #A #H #R #amquerying
January 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
CRIMSON PEAK x THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR
An unsolved massacre. A haunted house. A prodigy spirit-medium commissioned to resolve both.
But she doesn't know that she did not come to the house as a hunter, but as prey.
#2025Pit #A #H #R #amquerying
An unsolved massacre. A haunted house. A prodigy spirit-medium commissioned to resolve both.
But she doesn't know that she did not come to the house as a hunter, but as prey.
#2025Pit #A #H #R #amquerying