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.

IDEAL BUILDING SUPPLY.

I arrived here in error; I was actually looking for Merely Adequate Building Supply.

Brandon Avenue SW.  (If you’re actually looking for this company, they’re now located elsewhere in the city … I just have a thing about antiquated building signs.)



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“Finis,” Anne Brigman, 1912

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(It’s all puns until someone loses an eye.)

Italian sausage toasted sandwiches give me nom-nom-nomicron.

The CDC recommends Heinz ketchup.



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“East Side Interior,” Edward Hopper, 1922

Etching.

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“True confessions are written with tears only.”

“True confessions are written with tears only.  But my tears would drown the world, as my inner fire would reduce it to ashes.”

― Emil Cioran, On the Heights of Despair, 1934




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Free Covid tests from U.S. government can be ordered here now.

Apparently, the four-per-household free at-home covid test kits from the U.S. government are available for ordering a day early.  They’re quick and easy to order at the USPS website right here:

https://special.usps.com/testkits



Dead Letter Radio features “Imagine the Moon as Companion”

I’m truly honored today to hear another of my poems read by Taize Jones on Dead Letter Radio.  This time out, Taize employed his vocal talents to interpret “Imagine the Moon as Companion” on Episode 41 of the program.  You can find it right here — my piece begins right at the seven-minute mark.

You can also find the episode on SpotifyApple Podcasts and Listen Notes.

Dead Letter Radio remains a unique online venue for writers and listeners — its tone and atmosphere are less like those of a podcast and more like sitting down, relaxing and reading aloud with a few good friends.  For me, it’s one of the best things on the net.



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Photo credit: By Joe Haupt from USA – Vintage Emerson Table Radio, Model 439, AM Band, 6 Vacuum Tubes, Walnut Veneer Cabinet, Made In USA, Circa 1941-1942 (1942 Model), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87674211

Cover to “House of Secrets” #125, Luis Dominguez, 1974

DC Comics.

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The CDC is offering an online “Coronavirus Self-Checker”

CDC:  The Coronavirus Self-Checker is an interactive clinical assessment tool that will assist … on deciding when to seek testing or medical care.

You can find it right here.




“Augustus Bridge – Dresden,” Gotthardt Kuehl, circa 1895

Oil on cardboard.

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