Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Before the rain, gale and daylight.

1. To get out and back before the rain.

2. I close the shutters against the cold that the gale is forcing through the glass.

3. Zoom means that I can chat face-to-face with another editor based on the other side of the world who specialises in games. It's my evening and the daylight coming from her right seems as magical as the fantasy worlds we are discussing.

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