Publications “Satirical and humorous in tone, Olsen has a real gift for creating empathetic and believable characters.”—Sarah Schofield, Introduction to Threads. Issue #16 of Cōnfingō (Autumn 2021) features the short story, 'Glass Half-Hearted' Strange Abrasions: Thirteen Untold Horrors (Comma Press eBook, 2021) features the short story, 'Twenty-Twenty Vision'. Issue #8 of Strix (2020) features the short story, 'Aspatria by Request'. STORGY Flash Fiction 2019 (eBook) & STORGY Flash Fiction Volume One (paperback, 2020) feature the flash, 'Undocumented Movements of a Lost Canary'. The Liminal Residency published the short story, 'Minor Modifications' online in August 2019. Flash Fiction Festival Two (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2018) features the flash, 'Car Parts from Latvia'. The Lobsters Run Free: Bath Flash Fiction Volume Two (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2018) features the flash, 'Single Use'. Flash Fiction Festival One (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2017), features the flash, 'Far-Flung'. The Manchester Anthology 2017 (Centre for New Writing) was co-edited by Phil Olsen and features an excerpt of the short story, 'Lorem Ipsum'. Threads: Short Stories by New Liverpool Writers (Comma Press eBook, 2016) features the short story, 'Fireworks of Distinction'.