PinnedEileen O'ConnorNYC’s a tough town.Neighbors weigh in on my appearance.3 min read·Nov 10, 2023----
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…6 min read·Feb 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…3 min read·Sep 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…4 min read·Feb 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…1 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·Dec 24, 2020----
Eileen O'ConnorEverything ok in there?When a daughter is perhaps a little TOO helpful.5 min read·Jul 13, 2020--1--1
Eileen O'ConnorA Grudge from Beyond the GraveWhen you just can’t let things go.4 min read·Jun 21, 2020--1--1
Eileen O'ConnorA Tale of Two $20sGeorge Floyd died because a cop kneeled on his neck until he died.1 min read·Jun 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.7 min read·May 10, 2020--1--1