Welcome to our final seasonal special until January 2019 – and it’s our Midwinter special, the annual feast of snow and ice, with warming hints of fire and spice, guiding us through the myth and lore of the winter season – in this case, November to February.

Featuring poetry and flash fiction by Steve Harrison, Jane Burn, Maurice Devitt, Kristina Diprose, Jen McGregor, Stephanie Conn, Robert Beveridge, Larry Lefkowitz, Ali Jones, Elaine Reardon, Lesley Burt, Shannon Cuthbert, Joseph Allison, Gaia Holmes, Angela Topping, Tara A. Elliott, Charley Reay, Kersten Christianson, Bethan Rees, Ness Owen, Lesley Quayle, Beth McDonough, Kathy Miles, Ruth Aylett, Jay Whittaker, Lisa Fusch Krause, Maggie Mackay, Rebecca Buchanan, Alwyn Marriage, Jade Black, Paul Waring, David J. Costello, Finola Scott, Lorraine Carey, Sarah Peploe, Grant Tarbard, Daphne Milne, Gareth Writer-Davies, Jen Emery, Mandy Macdonald, Rebecca Lowe, and Theresa Sowerby.

This special was edited by Kate Garrett with input from the entire Three Drops editorial team: Becca Goodin, Loma Jones, Amy Kinsman, Holly Magill, Penny Sharman, Grant Tarbard, and Claire Walker.

The free-to-read online issue can be accessed on Issuu below, or email Kate at threedropspoetry@gmail.com if you need a PDF because of any visual impairment. The print version can be purchased at tinyurl.com/threedropsmidwinter2017

Happy reading!