Olivia Holliday

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

Stories (2)

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“Laundry Saturdays ” by Olivia Holliday

Submitted to Contest #31

It’s his weekend again. One weekend on, one weekend off. Two days on, two days off. Rinse repeat, that’s his cycle. Because he only gets every other weekend off, simple ordinary household chores now become strategic missions. He plans his days off with military-like precision. Run and breakfast at 0700 hours, pick up the girls by 0830, off to the laundromat. His ultimate mission? Seeing all of the household tasks are complete while making sure he gives his little girls the attention he knows they have been craving, and if he’s being honest h...

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“Lovesick” by Olivia Holliday

Submitted to Contest #28

Some might call it an addiction, or weakness perhaps. Others could see it as a self-destructing behavior, an illness resembling sadism, inflicting self pain over and over again. The rest of you would call it insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I, on the other hand, I called it love. She lies awake, hearing the soft hum of his breath. The air escaping his lungs slowly whistling a sweet melody as it exits his body. If she concentrates hard enough, his breath is mesmerizing. Pulling her to and from...

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Author bio

Olivia fell in love with books before she understood what love was. Then, came her love for writing. From a young age teachers would encourage her to keep writing. Some teachers going so far as to push Olivia to enter writing contests. Olivia pursued a career, not in writing, because being a "writer," is one of those unattainable dreams like being an astronaut or superhero, right? Unable to diminish her passion for writing, years later Olivia has stared her own lifestyle blog, and continues to write short stories and essays with the dream of one day publishing her own novel.