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Ugh! I was going down this broken escalator to leave the station, and this guy going down the other escalator was rubbernecking at me. He was so obvious and obnoxious in his actions. He then tried to slow down when we both reached the bottom so he could watch me walk, so I stopped and […]

Two police officers were conducting traffic at 10th and Franklin this (last Friday) morning because last night’s storm caused a power outage in that traffic light. As I walked past one of the officers, he said “Those fools are always saying ‘Hey, baby’ or ‘Hey, cutie’ to every woman that walks by.” I didn’t get […]

I am walking early this 4th of July morning to get to the train station, and it seems like it’s going to be an uneventful walk. I spoke too soon. This maroon car sidles next to me and matches my pace. “Baby, where you walkin’ to?” the driver asks. I develop tunnel vision and act […]

On Saturday, June 27, around 4:10 PM, I was headed to Rhode Island Avenue Metro. A young woman with a toddler son was slightly ahead of me. As we got to the fare gates, a group of Metro employees was hanging out in front of the kiosk, and one of them goes “Mmm…baby girl.” I […]