J'N'C NO. 83 Escapism

Excuse me for not ignoring the elephant in the room here, but I think that we were all feverishly awaiting a foreseeable end to the pandemic and mentally preparing ourselves for the post-COVID hangover, despite the fact that we had every right to be exhausted and worn out in its aftermath. But that didn’t stop us from bouncing back and just as we were ready to hit the ground running again, totally out of the blue we suddenly found ourselves caught up in the maelstrom of war.