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The Corner Store 

I will get up and cross the street to the store

where an old man reaches cans on high shelves

with a metal armed pincer

then settles his body in a chair by the door.

He will talk of the weather long if I listen

remembering hurricanes, harvests and storms

a snowfall in May after which

snow filled the cups of the tulips and glistened.

He will pack my pears in a brown paper bag

take the time

to twist brown paper ears. There is a feel

of dust in the closing door as it chimes.

 Oonagh C. Doherty

Hello and welcome to our blog.
We are a student group for Visual Anthropology at San Francisco State University making a short documentary film about "corner stores" and the role they play in their communities. Here, you will find weekly updates, see trailers, and have an opportunity to let us know what you think!