Alison Bass·Jul 11, 2023Edgartown Library hosts talk about Brassy Broad July 29Now that COVID is (hopefully) in our rear view mirrors, the Edgartown Library has invited me to give a talk about my memoir, Brassy Broad…
Alison Bass·May 15, 2023Carroll v Trump jury verdict is vindication for all the assault victims who weren’t believedAs a sexual assault survivor myself, I followed the Carroll vs Trump trial with great interest. Would a jury finally believe a sexual…
Alison Bass·Dec 6, 2022Here’s why living in DC reminds me of homeOne of the reasons I love living in Washington, D.C. is because it reminds me of home, or more precisely, the community that I grew up in…
Alison Bass·Aug 16, 2022Visiting the community of my childhood, where inclusion is still the bywordThis past weekend, I took a stroll into my past, attending a gathering of old (and new) friends at Bryn Gweled, the intentional community…
Alison Bass·Jul 28, 2022The setting could not have been more incongruous.When Andrea Miller told this story you could have heard a pin drop. I don’t know if this was what the affluent crowd expected to hear but…
Alison Bass·Jun 19, 2022How my father and I made our peaceMost of my life I’ve had a strained relationship with my Dad. When we were young, he left most of the child rearing to Mom, and although I…
Alison Bass·Jun 14, 2022How Watergate paved the way to Jan. 6 (and my very minor role in all of it)Like many young people, Watergate inspired me to become a journalist. But unlike some of my contemporaries, I was lucky enough to find…A response icon1A response icon1
Alison Bass·Jun 7, 2022A tribute to the friend who taught me how to dance and dieI often think of my best friend Marion, especially when I’m dancing at an outdoors event. I imagine her gazing down at me from one of those…
Alison Bass·May 9, 2022What if Roe vs. Wade had not been in place when I was raped my junior year in college?When I was 20 years old, I was raped in London at the beginning of my junior year abroad. Lucky for me, the kind custodian of the YWCA…
Alison Bass·May 4, 2022What does J.D. Vance’s win in Ohio really mean for Trump’s status as power broker?Okay, so J.D. Vance won the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in Ohio (in a crowded five-candidate field by seven points). Some…
