The detail of the two elders at Caffe Reggio is the best thing in this piece the fur coat, the uncertainty about whether they’re a couple, the way you read their dynamic through posture alone. That’s the kind of attention that makes a solo afternoon worth writing about. And reading Helen Garner in a crowded café feels exactly right that book asks you to sit with discomfort, which is easier when you’re already a little exposed.
The detail of the two elders at Caffe Reggio is the best thing in this piece the fur coat, the uncertainty about whether they’re a couple, the way you read their dynamic through posture alone. That’s the kind of attention that makes a solo afternoon worth writing about. And reading Helen Garner in a crowded café feels exactly right that book asks you to sit with discomfort, which is easier when you’re already a little exposed.