PinnedEileen O'ConnorI Sat on a Wet Toilet Seat and Caught Poetry at Peter McManus CafeIt’s generally not the big things that get you, but the petty slights, tiny indignities, and minor crap that will eventually grind you to a…Feb 21, 2022Feb 21, 2022
PinnedEileen O'ConnorVaccine Mandate in NYC Restaurants… I was braced for blowback, but got thanked instead.I’m a bartender at Peter McManus Cafe in New York City, where customers have to show proof of at least one vaccine dose to be allowed to…Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
Eileen O'ConnorEveryone has memories of the Super Bowl — maybe you won the pool one year, or maybe you had the…I’ll never forget Super Bowl Sunday, 2016, but it had nothing to do with football. I was unloading groceries that morning– flour, sugar…Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021
Eileen O'ConnorWhat’s up, all you sexy patriots that stormed the Capitol?Dang! Who can look at the images of those virile, passionate individuals with their whimsical outfits and brightly colored flags…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Eileen O'ConnorNot Quite the Gift of the Magi, but still…It was not so much the pandemic as sheer exhaustion that led me to opt out of driving upstate to spend Christmas with my family, as I had…Dec 24, 2020Dec 24, 2020
Eileen O'ConnorEverything ok in there?When a daughter is perhaps a little TOO helpful.Jul 13, 20201Jul 13, 20201
Eileen O'ConnorA Grudge from Beyond the GraveWhen you just can’t let things go.Jun 21, 20201Jun 21, 20201
Eileen O'ConnorA Tale of Two $20sGeorge Floyd died because a cop kneeled on his neck until he died.Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Eileen O'ConnorSo I woke up and couldn’t smell the coffee.That was Tuesday, March 24th, and I live in New York City.May 10, 20201May 10, 20201
