Photo by Diane Krauthamer

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“Dear PoPville,

At 16th and P, waiting to cross the street (Thursday, August 14th, early to mid afternoon) you, stunning with brown hair in a ponytail, asked me if I had attended the university whose logo was on the hat I was wearing. We found that we had that in common, and you told me (more…)



Photo by angela n.

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“Dear PoPville,

You: man, brown curly hair, baseball cap, blue jeans, maybe baseball jersey, maybe brown cowboy boots?
Me: woman, dark curly hair braided to one side, blue T shirt, beige pants, Lost City Books tote bag

On Sunday Aug 3 I got on the metro car at McPherson around 2 pm. (more…)



Photo by Eric P.

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“Dear PoPville,

To the man standing on the corner of 11th and Rhode Island NW on Tuesday around 6 PM: I read the Empire of Pain book you just checked out from the Shaw library! I was riding a Lime scooter and (more…)


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“Dear PoPville,

We crossed paths just before 7 p.m. on 7/16 in Adams Morgan, near Tryst. You — a gorgeous man with dark features and a faint scar on your neck — stopped me, a tall woman with glasses and blonde-streaked knotless braids, to compliment my hair. Then you told me I was beautiful.

I haven’t stopped thinking about it. I wish I’d turned around and given you my number. (more…)


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