The Friendly Confines

Tales from Chicago — July 2021

I swear all of the following is true.

Staring at the Atlantic in Reykjavik.

My flight from Paris to Chicago by way of Reykjavik, Iceland got off to a rocky start. This was back in mid-July when the threat of Covid had temporarily abated. People were ready to travel again, which meant there would be long lines at the airport. Indeed, this was the busiest day of travel since pre-pandemic…