All posts by Eric Robert Nolan

Eric Robert Nolan graduated from Mary Washington College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He spent several years a news reporter and editorial writer for the Culpeper Star Exponent in Culpeper, Virginia. His work has also appeared on the front pages of numerous newspapers in Virginia, including The Free Lance – Star and The Daily Progress. Eric entered the field of philanthropy in 1996, as a grant writer for nonprofit healthcare organizations. Eric’s poetry has been featured by Dead Beats Literary Blog, Dagda Publishing, The International War Veterans’ Poetry Archive, and elsewhere. His poetry will also be published by Illumen Magazine in its Spring 2014 issue.

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“The Lone Wolf,” Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski

February 2, 2024 Eric Robert Nolan Leave a comment

Oil on canvas. (The artist apparently completed more than one painting with this title.)

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Throwback Thursday: a story that’s cheesy but true.

February 1, 2024 Eric Robert Nolan Leave a comment

When I was sixteen years old and working at McDonald’s, we would throw cheese at the break room ceiling like this. We tried other foods too (we had high hopes for the pickles), but I think cheese was the only reliable standby. Good times.

Actually … I might have been younger when I worked there. I would have been able to drive back and forth with a driver’s permit at sixteen, if memory serves? And McDonald’s had a van that picked up the younger employees who couldn’t drive.

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Cover to Matt Wagner’s “Grendel Tales Omnibus Volume 1,” 2017

February 1, 2024 Eric Robert Nolan Leave a comment

Dark Horse.

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Benny Marconi’s is the best pizza place in Roanoke.

January 27, 2024 Eric Robert Nolan Leave a comment

Look at the size of that slice. (I placed it next to that full-seized coffeepot for reference.) And it doesn’t cost much either.

Granted, there is nothing quite like a slice of New York pizza, but this is a superlative effort.

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Illustration from “Cats: Pictures Without Words,” Théophile Steinlen and Ernest Flammarion, circa 1898

January 27, 2024 Eric Robert Nolan Leave a comment

Photorelief etching.

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January 27, 2024 Eric Robert Nolan Leave a comment

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Source: “Good Words” on Facebook

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Are you looking for a fun Valentine’s Day event in the Troutville, VA, area? :-)

January 26, 2024 Eric Robert Nolan Leave a comment

An alumnus and good friend of mine is helping to organize a party at the Pomegranate Gathering Place at 106 Stoney Battery Road. Details are below; you can buy tickets right here.

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