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Eileen O'Connor

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I didn't catch her name—
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I didn't catch her name—

but I don't think she cared.

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June 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Eileen O'Connor

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March 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM

Eileen O'Connor

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@ecotonemagazine.bsky.social pl

March 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM

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D. Earl Stephens

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📌Our Park Service Rangers have flagged the warning on El Capitan.
We are under threat by an America-attacking felon.

February 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM

Eileen O'Connor

@eileenoconnor.bsky.social

Because the present is too difficult to bear, I've been galloping down memory lane and writing stories about working in the service industry in NYC. (Please subscribe - it's free!)

Life Behind Bars | Eileen O'Connor | Substack

Stories/observations from 35 years (and counting) behind bars in New York City— a prime spot to view a constantly changing city, and the endless hilarity and heartbreak of... well, us. Click to read L...

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February 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Eileen O'Connor

@eileenoconnor.bsky.social

Need a distraction from the news today? How about we go back to 1987? (My Substack "Life Behind Bars" will take you there!) It's free to subscribe -

First day on the job that led to a life behind bars—

It was a scorching day in 1987.

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February 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Eileen O'Connor

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Life Behind Bars
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Life Behind Bars | Eileen O'Connor | Substack

Stories and observations from 35 years (and counting) in the service industry in New York City. Click to read Life Behind Bars, by Eileen O'Connor, a Substack publication. Launched 3 days ago.

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January 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Eileen O'Connor

@eileenoconnor.bsky.social

I got rid of cable, I'm not watching the news, and limiting social media. (With all this free time, I guess I better start a Substack!)
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I got rid of cable, I'm not watching the news, and limiting social media. (With all this free time, I guess I better start a Substack!)

(I'll keep reading the newspaper, though, so I'm not a complete moron.)

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January 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM

Eileen O'Connor

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Every once in a while my faith in atheism is shaken. (On Tuesday, it was Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's sermon; today it's this.) 😁

January 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Eileen O'Connor

@eileenoconnor.bsky.social

Of the Empire
- Mary Oliver

January 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM

Eileen O'Connor

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Poop spools for art. Spotted this on my morning walk, it cheered me up, I don't know why. (Maybe just the phrase "poop spools."😂)

November 30, 2024 at 1:37 PM

Eileen O'Connor

@eileenoconnor.bsky.social

Walking by Union Square last week, the fart sign caught my eye, and made me laugh. (I took a couple of photos, but didn't see the glaring guy till later😳...!)