October 24, 2026 · 4 min

Lunch with a Difficult Paragraph

The paragraph I take to lunch when I am stuck, and why a change of table helps.

Lunch and notebook at a window table above tiled roofs
Open printed bilingual chapbook with pencil and reading glasses

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