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I was walking very purposefully, by myself, back to my house after shopping in the downtown area of Silver Spring. There were tons of people out since it was Friday night. I had no intention of speaking to anyone and was keeping to myself. A man turned around and proceeded to walk BACKWARDS so that […]

I was in Eastern Market, and I left Good Stuff Eatery, anxious to get home and taste this food, but I lost my appetite when I saw what I’d seen. I was walking down Pennsylvania Avenue SE towards Eastern Market Metro, and at the bench at the intersection of Pennsylvania, 4th SE and North Carolina […]

I’m walking through Farragut Square right in front of the Farragut West Metro Station. There is a group of four women walking in front of me. A guy handing our newspapers walks up to them and tries to hand one of the a paper.  He says, “you are too cute not to take this paper.” […]

I was walking back to work from Union Station when I pass a guy wearing huge headphones. He goes “Hey baby, how’d you get that cute ass? How’d your ass get so cute?” bursting my happy little bubble of just talking on the phone with an old friend while having a good coffee. I say […]

It’s Saturday morning around 11am. I am walking home from a friends house on 13th street heading towards U Street. Two men in a black van drive by me. As they do, they honk and start whistling and yelling out the window, “Hey blondie. Looking good. Can we have your number?”  Seriously? I can’t even […]