Welcome to Arizona, Where Masks Are an Afterthought

Observations on the flip side of draconian Ireland

Photo by Xingyue HUANG on Unsplash

It was a welcome surprise to experience entering a store without having to search hastily for that pesky wrinkled mask. I had grown accustomed to this routine back in Ireland — the new normal of double-checking my pockets prior to leaving the house to make sure, I was carrying one.