Written by Debbie Panell
Usually, this column is about kids and mishaps and similar topics, but today, I’m going for something different. Because any day you’re called a bigot and an idiot, makes for good writing fodder. Let me give you some background...
I have lived in the Raleigh, NC area for most of my life. Generally speaking, I love it here, and really can't imagine living anywhere else. Sure, we have bugs the size of sub compact cars, miserable summers and the occasional hurricane comes through, but overall, I wouldn't change much. Well, rain would be nice… |
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Written by Laura Eddy
During the course of my last girls night out, as my friends and I wandered downtown Wilmington in search of drink specials and tall-dark-and-handsomes, we witnessed that most outrageous of drunken disputes, the notorious “girl-fight”.
I didn’t realize the situation until I was literally up to my neck in it-- the sidewalk was crowded, and as I sidled on through, I heard the word “WHORE!” spit out with enough venom to poison an elephant. Although I hadn’t done anything (on that particular night, at least) which would warrant such an reaction, I nevertheless looked for the accuser. She was a very pretty, petite 20-something and as followed the line of her glare, I realized she was staring down a woman on the sidewalk next to me. Both women were well-dressed, attractive, and obviously did not accept money for sex, so I was baffled.
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