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I was out and around the city doing errands for my boss and had two experiences that seemed to totally cancel each other out. The first occurred on the Chinatown metro. I was getting off the red line to transfer to the green line when I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around […]

Cross posted from Two-Timing the Cosmos: [Scene: Waiting for light at 14th and U] Old man sidles up to me: “Hey baby. It’s no coincidence the sun just came out. I mean it, you’re so beautiful. And that’s no line, sometimes a girl just needs to hear it…” Me: “Yeah. Don’t you just hate when […]

I went to a dear friend’s birthday party on Saturday night, and for awhile, played photographer so that my friend could enjoy her party. After taking a picture with a local celebrity (who happens to be in the same line of work as I), she asked me to pose with him. He whispered in my […]

Today, November 1, I was sitting in the back of the bus, next to the window. I had sunglasses on and earbuds in. It was 8:30 in the morning. A man got on and sat next to me and started talking to me. I took an earbud out of my ear and he said, “What’s […]

This happened to my roommate- a homeless man started harassing her, become increasingly loud, angry, aggressive and threatening as she continued to ignore him. As she was starting to shake from fear, a woman also waiting for the bus stepped between the two of them and said to my roommate, “Would you like some of […]