I am delighted to announce that a little collection of my Christmas & winter holiday poetry and prose, Heart-Treasure for the Mother of the World, is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Blackwells, and wherever fine books are sold. Links below. You can see a preview of the first few pages too.

At 111 pages, with whimsical illustrations (thanks to Dall-E – thanks, Dall-E), Heart-Treasure for the Mother of the World, is the perfect present for anyone on your list who:

* Enjoys reading

* Enjoys gifts

* Likes to carry around objects of a similar size and heft to a typical paperback, just ‘cos it feels reassuring

* Needs a book-sized object to complete their bookshelf decor

It’s $14, about the price of a cup of coffee if you like to drink your coffee with a small pizza. Or 12 quid in the UK, which is about the price of a kebab if you also drop all your change on the kebab shop by accident because it’s 4 am and that’s what you do.

And there’s 50 pieces in there, with illustrations, so it’s a fun little book, I promise. Some of the pieces you may have read on this blog. Now <dramatic music> you can own the complete collection.

Paperback and e-book available now. Millionth customer gets an extra poem free. Thanks, all!