Erin O'BannonThe tinder boxThe first year I moved to New York, I wanted to try everything. I wanted to do everything that I had been too afraid to do at home in…May 11, 2019May 11, 2019
Erin O'BannonThe fork in theThis past August, I was walking with a friend whom I had not seen in a while. We met during my lunch break because he had a meeting in the…Mar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019
Erin O'BannonOnce you are real you can’t be ugly except, to people who don’t understand.It seemed like a natural fit for me when I decided to have the words tattooed on my arm. The words themselves remind me of my family and…Feb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
Erin O'BannonI have an extensive nail polish collection.My favorite color is called “Wine Stock,” which probably has as much to do with my enjoyment of wine as it does my love of dark colors…Feb 22, 2019Feb 22, 2019
Erin O'BannonThe ContinentalThe very first weekend after I moved, I was job hunting and I ended up working three nights as a temp server at a dive bar in the East…Feb 17, 2019Feb 17, 2019
Erin O'BannonAin’t nothing but a family thingMy family has always been great with me being different. I credit their treatment of my arms with the person I am today. They never…Feb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019
Erin O'Bannonwhere even the weird girls areStanding at the corner of 7th Avenue and 29th street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, I found myself waiting to cross with two…Feb 8, 20191Feb 8, 20191
Erin O'BannonBecoming HumanAt 27 years of age, I cautiously began reinventing myself as a person who had hopes and desires. A person who wanted things. For the first…Feb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
Erin O'BannonLexington Bar and BooksI walked into Lexington bar and books on the upper east side sometime in mid-July of 2015. I sat down and ordered an overpriced glass of…Sep 9, 2018Sep 9, 2018
