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I was walking home around 9 pm, a block from my house, in my residential neighborhood. Although I often wave and say hello to neighbors on their porches and they do the same, a man on a porch decided to take it further. He yelled out to me, “Man, are you pretty. I want to […]

This experience isn’t nearly as bad as those of other women, but I just thought I’d share, because I came out of it with the upper hand! Take that, creeps! It was St Patrick’s Day, and I was out celebrating with a big group of friends. Eventually it rolls around to about 2am or so, […]

I opted to take the bus from Friendship Heights to Rockville this evening to go to a friend’s happy hour, which was to celebrate her recent marriage. I knew it would be longer than taking the train, but it was going to save me money and I think the Potomac area is lovely to glance […]

I was walking home from a friend’s apartment in Charlottesville at a little after 2am on a Wednesday. I don’t usually walk alone at night, but it was a short walk and I really wanted to get home. As I passed Brandon Ave, a group of (CLEARLY intoxicated) college-age guys in a small SUV that […]

This is a continuation from another continuation – Bewildered I saw the same harasser again yesterday in the same spot outside of the Dupont Metro at 19th and Connecticut. Two girls were handing him money when I came up to them and told them he was not legitimate, he doesn’t work for the Boys & […]