Morning all! Late night stepping out into the muffling whiteness with my girl. Here's the proof. Leave only... Lots to do today. How's your morning going? #photos #photography #photosky #snow #nature #environment

A little throwback pic as the world kicks off again tomorrow. Looking forward to starting a new poetry course! #photography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #snow #trees #photosky #photos #pics #rural #countryside #England #Cheshire #poetry #poets

View from The Vicarage, #Wincle. #Cheshire #landscape #photography

Morning guys, have a good one and watch out for the ice. (Very stressful being a Forest fan at the moment!) #photography #landscape #nature #NFFC #Forest

Received my contributor copy of the brilliant Under The Radar @ninearchespress.bsky.social edited by Roy McFarlane. There’s so much great stuff in here. Thanks Roy, Jane and Matt for including two of my poems! 💚🪶 If you’d like to have a read, there’s a link in my bio to purchase a copy.

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. . . . And to make an end is to make a beginning.” — T. S. Eliot, “Little Gidding,” Four Quartets #hope #new #beginnings #photography #landscape

It's the national year of reading in the uk in 2026. Instead of asking "why don't kids read any more", ask "how can I help them find the stories (and non fic) they will fall in love with". Less "get off my lawn whippersnappers" and more "come, sit on the lawn, here's a comic".

Would love to see this @deldridgewriter.bsky.social . It looks just my bag. Any chance of it touring the East Midlands? 🤞

Ordered! Can't wait to read this.

I've rather lost count, but maybe #Door6 ? Whatever number it is, it's from #MurciaCathedral which I absolutely love.

#Doorway5 #Arguablymore

For those of you here today, here's another! You need sound, arguably... #Door3 #Kefalonia

Go on then, here's another #doorway2

It can be a difficult time of the year for some.

Perhaps it's the day my door obsession assumes a modest relevance? More to follow, probably... #photography #doorway #arch

I am very pleased & proud to say that I am now officially a Trustee of @survivors-poetry.bsky.social, which exists to promote poetry by survivors - to support survivor poets - to challenge social & cultural definitions of poets and poetry - to make connections between creativity and mental health ❤️

Morning guys! So how's everyone's tax going? Seeking light today. And a result against Everton. #photography #landscape #nature #freelancelife #NFFC

So here we are again, a few pounds heavier and fitness routines lying in shreds like discarded party poppers. Tax today, but brighter days are coming. The view from the Villa Rufolo, #Ravello #Italy #photography #landscape #nature

It has been lovely finding like minded people across the ether. Thank you so much for your support in a world going crazy. Wishing you all a happy and peaceful Christmas. #Christmas #photography #Lincoln #Cathedral

Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"

Big shout out to #FrancisFrith for amazing customer service. Ordered personalised calendar just before midnight on 21st. They said, sadly, express delivery wasn't available and delivery would be after Christmas, yet here it is! 👏 👏 👏

Morning all. Shopping done, tidying started. Seeking blue skies. How's Christmas going for you? #photography #landscape

Thrilled to receive an early Christmas present from @englishjournaloup.bsky.social with a review of The Process of Poetry 🙏 academic.oup.com/english/arti... The book would make a fabulous Christmas gift! Please share! @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #Christmaspresent #poetry

Morning all. And breathe.... #Spanishskies #throwback #photography #photosky

Good morning! Today, I will share a thread of poems for/about winter solstice Do feel free to add your own or anything else appropriate. ❄️❄️🕯🕯❄️❄️ This one is W.S. Merwin

Please do share this research priority setting survey for delirium. For people who have experienced or cared for someone with delirium. @dementiaunited.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...

First published as a 'digital pamphlet' in 2023, and briefly available as a print edition in 2024, here's the free, downloadable PDF of our 'Winter Songs' mini-anthology, with poems apt for the year's end, and the year to come. longbarrowpress.com/wp-content/u...

A lovely Christmas pressie from Jack Caradoc and all Dreich. Congratulations, Peter and all the contributors 🎊

Far better than house cleaning, pressie buying or sprout peeling.👇

Terrible.

Re tax returns, what I want to know is, where's the 🥕? It's a grim job and- at the end- the 'reward' is probably to be poorer. Please send 🎂 and 🍷 #tax #death #certainties #freelancewriter #freelancelife

A tad stressful teaching my girl to drive. In truth, she's doing brilliantly. We just need to work on her parking. 😂

You absolutely had me hooked with your wry humour here, Mike, before your keen observations.

Delightfully, the gift of Ron's work had just popped up in my timeline. I'm now exploring the earlier days of Advent 🙏

This is fabulous news, Mike! I'm so pleased for you, and for myself, as a reader, to know that this is coming. Many congratulations 🎊

How's your Christmas season panning out? Making a Christmas Eve pilgrimage to pick up my son at 9pm from Hammersmith Hospital when he finishes a 12 hour shift. In the meantime, here's my local walk. #supportdoctors #SaveourNHS

Fabulous news, but pathetic that we ever left it.

How did I miss this? It's beautiful, Rachel, and such a different tone to other pieces I've read of yours. I'm sorry for your loss. ❤️

💔 Beautifully written, Jessica 💔 @oh-so-boatie.bsky.social

‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’ 💀

I love dressing the tree with a lifetime of memories ❤️ #Christmas #tree #After

Lucky really, as I've just had a punch of rejections 😢 #thiswritinglife #Wegoagain #butnotyet

My project with Dr Sue Dymoke, so deeply meaningful to me, has now been published in Writing in Practice from @nawewriters.bsky.social. It will keep growing from here! www.nawe.co.uk/DB/current-w...

God and I were walking in the woods this morning. He was quiet for a long time, & I finally asked him what he was thinking. He didn’t hesitate. He said, I was thinking about Eden & how happy we all were there. I wish I’d given that young couple another chance.

A seasonal reminder that you can order our titles from our website; orders are despatched within 24 hours (last dates for Christmas orders: UK: 17 Dec. Sheffield: 23 Dec). Recent hardbacks inc. Steve Ely's 'Eely' and Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour'. Order here: longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

I love how this moves from the every day, to its sibilence driven crescendo, Rachel 👌

#Perspex #Winter #photography #photosky #city #England

Central American nation on edge after voting plagued by fraud claims and a recent history of contested elections.

I had a joke about Medusa....but I just couldn't face it....