In which: I feel I’ve been having too much fun and ought to do the boring but essential work of figuring out what happens in my book; I have doubts about how essential that really is, but spend 15 minutes on it anyway; and I come back feeling more cheerful.

Sound: the wind in the trees, with very occasional bird noises.

Book mentioned: Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge.

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