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Keeping Score
We published an article last September titled “Myths About Escorts.” One of the myths we examined was the one where escorts keep score of clients entering EMW and celebrate a “win” when a client leaves...
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Sidewalk Snippet ~ {9/23/13}
Some mornings lots of little things add up to lighten the mood of escorts. It does help that we all have a sense of humor, but some days are just hit after hit of comedic gold. This is a series of...
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We Care About You
This past Saturday morning it was raining really hard early in the morning. I find myself hoping most of the antis will stay away because of the weather, but of course they never do. When I arrived at...
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Sidewalk Snippet ~ {9/30/13}
M decided to move her center of operations to a new area this morning. M has been hanging out on the corner of 1st and Market, but this day she decided to hang out behind the AWC parking lot. She was...
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Good Cop vs Bad Cop ~ by Eeyore
Recently I was standing by the door at the clinic when Tim arrived. He cupped his hands to his face, as he is wont to do, and stood for a few moments before starting his spiel (sometimes he’ll stand...
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Bad People
We talk once in awhile about how the antis will bring their children out as props. This morning we had a family group of grandparents and two grandchildren under the age of four. It was one of the...
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Rethinking Rainy Days
Rainy days are usually a challenge for escorts. There always seem to be a lot of antis who like to come out and carry their umbrellas. We dodge the pointy accessories as much as we can, but it can...
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A black glove
When I was escorting about two weeks ago a black glove was found on the sidewalk, a group of clients had just entered the clinic and at first several escorts turned to each other holding the glove and...
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The Adoption Fetish
The fetishization of adoption amongst middle class and upper class conservative christian whites first became apparent to me when I was attending high school. My school was strongly tied to a Southern...
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Laughter And Self Assessment
Yesterday on the sidewalk I was given a stern talking to by one of the protesters. I hadn’t said anything to her, I was standing in my usual spot by the entrance. She enjoys singling me out and telling...
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Just Stretching?
There are times that watching the antis is entertainment. This Saturday morning a few clinic escorts were standing at the entrance of the clinic. Most of the clients had already entered the clinic and...
View ArticleSidewalk Snippet ~ {9/2/13}
We have an escort who has a scrapbook of anti literature. The other escorts will pick up new brochures and save them for the collector. There are usually ample opportunities to do this. The clients and...
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When Counseling Doesn’t Work, Try Screaming
We write a lot about the “sidewalk counselors” who try to coerce women into the CPC next door to the abortion clinic. They push and shove their way to stand next to a client, reciting their scripts to...
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Caged Canaries – by KYCat
Those of us that saw this coming years ago were called hysterical and reactionary. That no one could possibly take away what had been granted.* We saw access dwindling. We helped those for whom it had...
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