This issue, we asked our contributors:

What do you do to escape?

REINER CARLOS & BRITTANY ALYSE Photographers

“We love running away to the gym, swimming, travelling abroad, and discovering new cities!”

SUZANNE ROGERS S/ Columnist

“My favourite escapes are to Lyford Cay in the Bahamas, where our family congregates every Christmas, or to visit family in Budapest.”

RYAN PORTER Writer

“I love digging into expansive fantasy worlds. I am reading Stephen King’s It right now and it feels bigger than the actual world.”

NICKOL WALKEMEYER Makeup Artist

“In every sense of the word, I actually escape. I truly believe in the idea of ‘work hard, play hard’ and I use my free time and resources to travel and experience new things and places. It brings such peace of mind, clarity, and inspiration when I get to be in a new setting and see the world.”

KAYLA A. GREAVES Writer

“My escape has always been music, preferably '90s R&B. The nostalgia brings me back to my childhood—a much simpler time in my life.”