The Still Dark World

A new book announcement and a little bit of history

This might be the earliest Christmas-themed article on Substack in 2026 - a dubious honour, perhaps - but I’m delighted to let you know about a project that Ned Bustard and I have been working on for Square Halo. We are currently in the final editorial stages of producing an Advent chapbook, The Still Dark World, a collection of 28 of my Christmas poems to last re…