Strange Places

in the neighbourhood

Posted by Daniela Elza on Mar 05 2026

I went up to Broadway to run some errands and go to the medical building. That was not supposed to take more than an hour. Two and a half hours later I make it home after stopping by the Book Warehouse on Broadway and impromptu chatting with booksellers, signing books, and taking photos. My book was right between Mary Oliver and Crushed Wild Mint. Here is the impromptu photo that happened.

Half a block later I ran into a neighbour drinking coffee outside Elysian Coffeeshop on the corner of Broadway and Ash, and we talked about Scar/city, our co-op, and Bulgarian literature. Ate for the first time a triangular snack of rice, and BBQ eel wrapped in sea weed. Like sushi, but to-go. Got Brita filters and chocolates at London Drugs. They still did not have tea lights. Then ran into a few more people before I got home. That is what good neighbourhoods do. That is why it is worth fighting for them.