Living life on the edge as a spicy author

Keeping your profession private can sometimes have consequences.

Friendly neighbor turns into car vandal, thanks to writer’s books

Avoiding flirty neighbor who is becoming too friendly.

Neighbor makes writer feel uncomfortable after weekend BBQ

Neighbor’s suspicious behavior makes writer feel unwelcome

Religious harassment follows discovery of writer’s steamy books

Neighborly religious leafleting leads to a confrontation

Angry neighbor shames writer for ‘disgusting’ vanilla books

Vandalism over erotic writing leads to legal action

Neighbor keys car over steamy books. AITA for calling police?

Writer’s neighbor vandalizes her car over steamy books she writes
In this story , a writer of steamy adult fiction books is shocked when she finds out that her neighbor has been vandalizing her property. The neighbor, Dalia, was the one responsible for putting religious leaflets warning about lustful behavior in her letterbox. When confronted, Dalia insulted the writer and called her work disgusting, stating that she found her husband reading it at night.
Shortly after, the writer found the word ‘sl*t’ painted on her door and caught Dalia keying her car, almost writing the word ‘wh*re’. The writer called the police and Dalia is being taken to court over the incident.
While some may argue that the writer should have talked to Dalia instead of calling the police, others believe that Dalia’s behavior was unacceptable and the writer was right to take action.
Read on for the reactions and comments from Redditors on this controversial situation .
Standing up to harassment and crime with zero shades of grey.

Neighbor’s destructive behavior was not justified. NTA.

Neighbor’s escalating behavior warrants police intervention. #NTA

Envious neighbor vandalizes writer’s car after discovering steamy books. NTA.

Commenter defends OP’s decision to involve police, receives religious quip

Neighbor vandalizes car over ‘vanilla’ books, gets what she deserves.

NTA neighbor’s jealousy inspires writer’s next thriller book

Standing up for free speech and paid bills

Neighbor commits crime, but who’s really in the wrong here?

Standing up against car vandalism. NTA and good call on police.

Commenter defends author and calls out neighbor’s toxic behavior

Destroying someone’s property is never okay. NTA for standing up.

Standing up for yourself and calling the cops was necessary

Commenter agrees with NTA judgment, struggles with self-doubt emoji:

Neighbor’s insecurity backfires, commenters suggest husband may be involved

Reporting your neighbor for keying your car: NTA

Neighbor vandalizes writer’s car for her books, NTA in response.
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Support for pursuing legal action against car keyer.

Standing up to bad behavior: empowering and necessary

Victim of car keying takes a stand against crime

Neighbor’s vandalism is a police matter, not ‘lovely’ behavior

Neighbor vandalizes car due to OP’s steamy writing, NTA for involving police.

Keep writing those steamy books! NTA for her husband’s tastes
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Standing up for yourself against religious harassment #NTA

Justice served: Court action against car-keying neighbor ⚖️

NTA, but Dalia needs to mind her own business

Neighbor vandalizes car of writer over steamy books. Support shown.

Standing up against crime! ♀️

Neighbor crosses the line after discovering steamy books

Commenter calls out car keying with humor and sarcasm

NTA commenter calls out bad behavior and parenting skills

Standing up to destruction of property.

Neighbor commits vandalism, commenter supports retaliation. NTA attitude.

Neighbor damages car and harasses writer for writing steamy books. NTA.

Seeking justice for a car vandalized over steamy books.

Neighbor vandalizes car due to jealousy – commenter supports author’s actions.

Neighbor’s keying is not a laughing matter . NTA author takes legal action

Supportive comment calls out bad behavior and suggests security measures
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Vandalizing a writer’s car for their work? Not cool

Standing up to harassment is never the a**hole move

Stand up for yourself and your creativity! NTA

Neighbor’s personal beliefs lead to stalking and harassment
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Stand your ground, NTA!

Empowerment and revenge in the face of prudish neighbors

Neighbor keys writer’s car for writing erotic books. NTA retaliates.

Neighbor crosses the line with author’s steamy books

Insecure neighbor vandalizes car of author with steamy books

Neighbor escalates after civil conversation. NTA takes stand

Defacing property is a crime, and she was escalating. NTA.
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Commenter and reply condemn neighbor’s harassing behavior with profanity.

Standing up against destructive behavior: Saying no to enabling

Stand up to harassment. Capture evidence and file charges.

Judging a mother’s character based on one incident?

Neighbor keys car of romance writer, NTA involves police.

Neighbor keys car after confrontation. Keep cameras rolling.

Being a good parent doesn’t excuse bigotry

Commenter uses sarcasm to criticize neighbor’s behavior

Commenter calls out misogynistic neighbor and suggests exposing her behavior to church

Standing up to a vandalizing neighbor, NTA

Supportive reply defends author and suggests legal action against neighbor.

Neighbor denies severity of car-keying incident, but NTA.

Commenter calls out neighbor’s insecurity and slut shaming behavior.

Protect yourself from perverts and unhappy marriages.

Support for not being the a**hole in dealing with religious neighbors
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Camera surveillance is key to prove innocence.

Commenter defends author’s actions and criticizes neighbor’s behavior

Neighbor vandalizes car over author’s steamy books. NTA claps back!

Setting boundaries and standing up for oneself is not wrong
