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Debbie Strange's 'midnight sun' meditates on light and breathing as a new day breaks, and we go into the New Year.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/debbie-stran...

#NewYearsPoem #PolarBear #12DaysOf #NewYear2026

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On The Twelfth Day of Christmas.

New Year
Rachel Burns

Holding Forgiveness
Lauren Middleton

Solstice Sonnet
Hedy Hume

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Twelfth Day of Christmas. New Year Rachel Burns Holding Forgiveness Lauren Middleton Solstice Sonnet Hedy Hume

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas (and the final day of our feature), we bring you Rachel Burns, Lauren Middleton, Hedy Hume.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-twelf...

And a Happy New Year!

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf #NewYear2026

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On The Eleventh Day of Christmas.

Christmas scents
Mary Mulholland

Elegy for Saint Nicholas
Edward Heathman

The Last Ritual.
Edward Alport

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Eleventh Day of Christmas. Christmas scents Mary Mulholland Elegy for Saint Nicholas Edward Heathman The Last Ritual. Edward Alport

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas we bring you Mary Mulholland, Edward Heathman, and Edward Alport/ @crossmouse.bsky.social.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-eleve...

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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On The Tenth Day of Christmas.

List Poem Between
Christmas And New Year
Rupert Loydell

New Year’s Eve
in Brissac
Ruth Aylett

Belonging
Eithne Cullen

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Tenth Day of Christmas. List Poem Between Christmas And New Year Rupert Loydell New Year’s Eve in Brissac Ruth Aylett Belonging Eithne Cullen

On the Tenth Day of Christmas we bring you Rupert Loydell, @ruthaylett.bsky.social and Eithne Cullen.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/41210-2/

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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On The Ninth Day of Christmas.

Little voice
Mark Connors

Love Song for Snow
Michelle Diaz

Evensong
Sue Finch

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Ninth Day of Christmas. Little voice Mark Connors Love Song for Snow Michelle Diaz Evensong Sue Finch

On the Ninth Day of Christmas we bring you @markconnors.bsky.social, @michelleadiaz.bsky.social, and @suefinch.bsky.social.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-ninth...

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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On The Eighth Day of Christmas.

neither smoking
nor dancing
Anna Brook

The Thing Impossible
Katherine Forbes Riley

What’s left of Christmas
Abigail Ottley

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Eighth Day of Christmas. neither smoking nor dancing Anna Brook The Thing Impossible Katherine Forbes Riley What’s left of Christmas Abigail Ottley

On the Eighth Day of Christmas we bring you Anna Brook, Katherine Forbes Riley, and @abigailottley.bsky.social.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-eight...

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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On The Seventh Day of Christmas.

What the Woodcutter
Knows About Midwinter
Penny Blackburn

The Approach
of the Cailleach
Fiona Larkin

At the year’s midnight
Ruth Higgins

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Seventh Day of Christmas. What the Woodcutter Knows About Midwinter Penny Blackburn The Approach of the Cailleach Fiona Larkin At the year’s midnight Ruth Higgins

On the Seventh Day of Christmas we bring you @pennyblackburn.bsky.social , @fionalarkin.bsky.social, @ruthhiggins.bsky.social.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-seven...

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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On The First Day of Christmas. 

A Berbice Christmas, 1962
Maggie Harris

Christmas Cat
Car Cavalcade
Keith J. Powell

Country town at
Christmas
Geraldine Stoneham

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The First Day of Christmas. A Berbice Christmas, 1962 Maggie Harris Christmas Cat Car Cavalcade Keith J. Powell Country town at Christmas Geraldine Stoneham

On the Sixth Day of Christmas we bring you Maggie Harris, Keith J. Powell, and Geraldine Stoneham

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-sixth...

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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Eleanor Holmes' 'Melon Moon' is a surreal collage which evokes the magic of storytelling shared between a mother and her child.
@eleanorholmes.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/eleanor-holme

#12DaysOf #FilmPoem #ChristmasPoem

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Image of green and red tiny Christmas baubles - almost berry-like.

Text

winterberry
the first holiday
alone

Image of green and red tiny Christmas baubles - almost berry-like. Text winterberry the first holiday alone

Debbie Strange's 'the first holiday' meditates on stillness and solitude during the festive season.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/debbie-stran...

#12DaysOf #ChristmasPoem #WordAndImage

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On The Fifth Day of Christmas.

Parable
John Greening

Nae Xmas presents
this year fir wee Jesus
Finola Scott

Haiku
Philip Dunkerley

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Fifth Day of Christmas. Parable John Greening Nae Xmas presents this year fir wee Jesus Finola Scott Haiku Philip Dunkerley

On the Fifth Day of Christmas we bring you @greeningpoet.bsky.social, Finola Scott, Philip Dunkerley.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-fifth...

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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On The Fourth Day of Christmas.

Madonna del Parto
Adam Strickson

A Visitation
Rebecca Johnson Bista

Annunciation twenty-first
century style
Pat Edwards

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Fourth Day of Christmas. Madonna del Parto Adam Strickson A Visitation Rebecca Johnson Bista Annunciation twenty-first century style Pat Edwards

On the Fourth Day of Christmas we bring you Adam Strickson, @rebeccaji.bsky.social and Pat Edwards.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/41189-2/ or via the link in bio to our homepage

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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On The Third Day of Christmas.
Interference
Oliver Comins

From the garden
D.A.Prince

O Christmas Tree,
O Christmas Tree
Beliz McKenzie

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Third Day of Christmas. Interference Oliver Comins From the garden D.A.Prince O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree Beliz McKenzie

On the Third Day of Christmas we bring you Oliver Comins, D.A.Prince, Beliz McKenzie.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-third...

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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Day 11 of our #12daysof gamedev!

That horse was the first character model we did to find the style for Kingdom in Pieces, and we knew something was wrong... but it took us way too long to figure out WHAT the problem was. Must have been a Monday!

#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev

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On The Second Day of Christmas

Mother of Pearl
Lucy A Kulwieć

Singing Carols On
The Dementia Ward
Adam Elms

Some Days Before
Christmas
Maurice Devitt

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Second Day of Christmas Mother of Pearl Lucy A Kulwieć Singing Carols On The Dementia Ward Adam Elms Some Days Before Christmas Maurice Devitt

For the second day of Christmas we bring you Lucy A Kulwieć, Adam Elms, and Maurice Devitt

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-secon...

#InkSweatAndTears #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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Day 10 of our #12daysof gamedev!

This is an appreciation post for Thiago, the artist that has been the other half of the studio since the beginning! He did all the pixel art of While the Iron's Hot, and now he does all the 3D stuff for Kingdom in Pieces.

#gamedev #indiegames

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Sarah Raybould's 'When it used to snow wild and bottomless' – a collage of word & image evoking the childhood nostalgia of warming up from the biting December cold @sarahraybould.bsky.social

Watch it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/sarah-raybou...

#FilmPoem #InkSweatAndTears #ChristmasPoems #12DaysOf

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Collage of orange and green images of fern plants overlayed over each other at various levels of translucency. Text overlaying image reads: the year the ferns sang reliance cold music the year the ferns sang there was a winding music a frozen answer r e l i a n c e I heard the lungs of ever hillside dream my breath held the unfamiliar pedalled notes I knelt under time's branches. Top left text reads: 'Ferns' and 'Ferns II'. Bottom right text reads : Molly Knox (C)

Collage of orange and green images of fern plants overlayed over each other at various levels of translucency. Text overlaying image reads: the year the ferns sang reliance cold music the year the ferns sang there was a winding music a frozen answer r e l i a n c e I heard the lungs of ever hillside dream my breath held the unfamiliar pedalled notes I knelt under time's branches. Top left text reads: 'Ferns' and 'Ferns II'. Bottom right text reads : Molly Knox (C)

Molly Knox's 'Ferns' and 'Ferns II' is a collage of memory layered over an ancient and evergreen plant. @mollykmoon28.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/molly-knox-2/

#InkSweatAndTears #WordAndImagePoem #ChristmasPoem #12DaysOf

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On The First Day of Christmas.

Ten weeks to Christmas
Sarah Mnatzaganian

Towards the Solstice
Rebecca Gethin

The Shortest Day
Jenni Thorne

Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The First Day of Christmas. Ten weeks to Christmas Sarah Mnatzaganian Towards the Solstice Rebecca Gethin The Shortest Day Jenni Thorne

For the first day of Christmas, we bring you @sarahmnatzaganian.bsky.social , @rgethin.bsky.social and Jenni Thorne.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-first...

#InkSweatAndTears #12DaysOf #FeaturedPoem #ChristmasPoem

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Day 9 of our #12daysof gamedev!

Today I wanted to (re)share the best advice I have ever received. Don't worry about how it looks at first, just make it exist! Once it's real, you can spend your time on making it look good.

#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev

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Day 8 of our #12DaysOf GameDev!

If I was just starting to learn how to make games today, there is three things that I would do differently than I did.

Bit of a longer post today! 1/4 🧵

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Save 40% on While the Iron's Hot on Steam Reforge a blacksmith’s village on an isle of the land’s finest artisans! Step into the boots of an expert smith for a crafty adventure filled with mystery and charm. Explore the land of Ellian, and pr...

Day 7 of our #12daysof gamedev!

The steam winter sale is on, and While the Iron’s Hot is 40% off! It’s a cozy RPG where you’re a blacksmith with a pet Ox that you can dress 🤭 It's definitely worth a try!

store.steampowered.com/app/1906830/...

#gamedev #indiedev #wintersalesteam

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Day 6 of our #12daysof game dev!

It’s been two years since we released our first game. Time really does fly. Thank you to everyone who played it and supported us throughout our gamedev journey! ❤️

#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #madewithunity

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Day 5 of our #12daysof gamedev!

I refused to add PvP for a long time. I was afraid to have to tackle that can of worms, but it just made sense once we playtested the game with friends locally. Plus, our team is 100% remote so... Online it is!

#gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity

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Day 4 of our 12 days of gamedev!

Today, I wanted to share a bit about our process adding new pieces to the game. Our artist preps everything so that it's super easy for me to create the prefab in Unity. As easy as 1, 2, 3!

#12daysof #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #unity3d

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a weekend away

❄️M | 1.8k
❄️a lil troy/harris for @12daysofgc.bsky.social
❄️a long winter weekend away in a cabin provides a little heat and lots of love

#gamechangersfic #gamechangers #barrover #troy/harris
#luvthem #12daysof

archiveofourown.org/works/75634601

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Relient K | 12 Days Of Christmas
Relient K | 12 Days Of Christmas YouTube video by Gotee Records

#christmas #12daysof #christmasmusic

youtu.be/Ld7yZ5cssXY?...

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#12daysof #baking #12daysofxmas #yule #holidaybaking

These aren't done yet. They need their glaze or their dusting of powdered sugar. These are pecan melts, and some areas call them wedding cookies, though the recipe i have for both are different to me.

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#12daysof #baking ... ever have one of those well fuck moments... I tried to make divinity for the 1st time. Recipe let me cut it into squares. I mistakenly cut through my silicone mat thinking I was cutting pecans. 🤦 Somehow I fucked up either way and made nougat.

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#12daysof #baking #12daysofxmas #cupcakes Today we made a vanilla cupcake with cream cheese frosting topped with sprinkles —tree sprinkle collection from Walmart—in honor of our oldest turning 14 tomorrow. He is an exceptional gent!

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