'By now I realise something’s up; something inside me has shut down.' Photo: by Lesly Juarez on Unsplash
The balloon factory: after a trip with Ukrainian refugees, Elaine Wood turned fact into fiction
‘It feels safe, like home used to feel.’
by Elaine Wood
3rd February 2023
‘Wake up Giorgiy! Wake up!’
Not my Dad’s usual, gentle nudge but a serious shake. What’s going on?
‘It’s started,’ he barks, nervously.
‘What has started?
‘The war.’
