Category Archives: Writing

For Some Peace: Inlandia Journal

My first published sci-fi story, For Some Peace, can now be read or listened to here: https://inlandiajournal.net/summer-2026-vol-17-eleanor-buffam/

Do check out the audio, I had loads of fun with sound effects, Joe did the music, and Alice, Jay, and Joe voiced the characters.

The Egg

This tiny story has just been published on 50 Word Stories!

Read it here

Photo of the resident swan family on the Water of Leith by me

On the Importance of Creativity in Troubled Times

Image: Eleanor Buffam, Through the Looking Glass II. Oil on canvas, 2016.

My essay: ‘On the Importance of Creativity in Troubled Times’ has just been published on Neuk Collective’s blog.

Creativity is not a luxury in times of crisis, but a vital force for connection, resistance and renewal.

This is my first paid writing commission and it was a pleasure to write about something very close to my heart. Please give it a read and let me know what you think.

Read it here!