winter

The Why of Winter Sirius hard on The Hunter’s heels A stoat in ermine gains the field Blackthorn points the ancient tracks of hidden beasts and crack-bone feasts Skies of steel or sugared fire Say resting time for sap-sunk trees And earthed in dens The fox and badger rest at ease Oak...

New blog post by Mel L Let it snow! I looked everywhere but I couldn’t find it. It wasn’t in the jumble of decorations packed away from last year. Nor in the Advent calendar hanging by the stairs. It wasn’t in the recipe file with its pink index cards graced by my mother’s slanted script...

New blog post by mickleinapickle Don’t Call On Me Cold winds blow through city streets as winter’s grip takes hold and grey souls in downbeat worlds retreat to lies untold. . Rain-lashed pavements now are bare, the forecast speaks of snow, but in grim northern climates an oasis starts...