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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“Models of clocks,” Bruno Braquehais, 1873

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This photograph was probably used as an advertisement by the clocks’ maker.

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Octopasta!

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Because there are two things in this world I cannot resist.  One is octopus and the other is a decent portmanteau.

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“Mountainous Landscape,” Albert Bierstadt, 19th Century

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Spillwords Press publishes “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks”

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I’m honored today to see Spillwords Press publish my poem, “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks.”  You can find it right here.

Thanks, as always, to Chief Editor Dagmara K. for allowing me to see my work appear in such a wonderful online literary magazine!

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Source: Shadows Within My Mind on Facebook

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Slowdive performance at The Charlotte in Leicester, England, photo by Greg Neate, 1992

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“Man was made for joy and woe.”

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“Joy and woe are woven fine,
A clothing for the soul divine.
Under every grief and pine
Runs a joy with silken twine.
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for joy and woe;
And when this we rightly know,
Safely through the world we go.”

–William Blake, “Auguries of Innocence” (1863)

Source — Memphis Muse on Facebook

Photo: Rudolf Koppitz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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My World-Famous Octopus-Swiss-Burger.

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The trick to deliciousness is to pour the juice from the octopus can onto the beef while it is frying — preferably with Swiss cheese from the good people at Food Lion.

The last time I shared an octopus recipe online, somebody told me to “up my meds.”  Sigh … like pearls before swine, people.

Update — I know that this does not seem like part of a heart-healthy diet.  But it actually IS, because an octopus has eight hearts.

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Photo of Times Square by Dan McCoy, 1973

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Environmental Protection Agency.