Cafe Replika
"Cafe Replika", 27" x 50”, $2800 It's funny what you miss. A couple of mornings a year I find myself sitting in a Montreal café on Rachel, east of the mountain. I usually arrive early when the café is empty. On this winter morning, after setting my knapsack beside a grey metal table, I go to the cash. I greet the plaid shirted barista in French. He is anglophone. I ask for a turquoise mug. He turns his back and looks at the open shelf of mugs. His hand hovers, uncertain, and