Winter can be a cold and lonely month, but we hope Issue 4, our winter-themed edition, will keep you company until the weather warms up. There are certainly a vast array of wonderful characters to discover within the pages, from an under pressure office worker to an underwater girl; from road-tripping fathers to long-distance lovers; from zookeepers to matadors, and everyone in between. You're sure to meet a character you love in Issue 4.

Yet again we broke our record for the number of submissions, and whittling down the pieces from 500 to only 22 (that's 4.4% for you maths fans) was almost impossible. We hope you like our choices and get lost in the writing the same way we did. Grab a copy of Issue 4 before the snow melts and it's too late!