155/365 01/24/2026

You can see the whole neighborhood wake up from here. The sun comes up there, over the corner store. Ahmed’s already there two hours by the time it’s sunrise. Philly cheese all day long. Scotch tape, soda. Just don’t buy the batteries. He’s got brands in there they don’t even make anymore. If you’re a regular, he’ll warn you off. If you’re not, he does a hard sell. “Everyone needs batteries,” he says. And it’s true. But he still has them. So many.