As much as it irritates me to have to do so, I take precautions when I go out in public. I don't walk alone unless I am in a well-traveled area (a designation I sort of arbitrarily set as having at least 10 other people within sight). I don't walk at night. When I do venture out alone, I try ...

*Trigger warning for mention of assault/rape* Every day when I put on my headphones and prepare to go for a run down my secluded country road, I think about the Central Park jogger. If you’ve never heard of what is possibly the most famous crime story to come out of New York in the ‘80s, I highly

We were walking back from dinner when we heard him shout. “Je vais te faire foutre." I’m gonna fuck you.My street harassment French vocabulary isn’t that good, but I heard “la chatte” and knew it meant pussy. The threats continued, but worse, so did the footsteps. They got louder and louder, ...

I bought my muumuu six years ago in the middle of nowhere Arizona. I will not tell you the exact location because it’s my special little place I go to find treasures like my tile nightstand and my antique printing drawer. But I will tell you this: Don’t underestimate those little gas station