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.

I’m taking up Crossfit.

And by that I mean I’m gonna cross the kitchen to fit more pizza onto that microwave dish.

(I told this joke on Facebook and people really seemed to enjoy it.)

My friend Wednesday Lee Friday commented, “Well, you’re already telling everyone about it. That’s a good start.”



“Cape Cod Sunset,” Edward Hopper, 1934

Oil on canvas.

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The first three episodes of “Station 11” (2021) are utterly engrossing.

Think of what Stephen King’s “The Stand” would be like if you removed Randall Flagg and all of its supernatural elements — then told character-focused stories with an intertwining mystery in the manner of “Lost” (2004-2010).  And then maybe peppered it with a little “Dead Poets Society” (1989).

I know that sounds weird, but if you pay attention, it totally works.



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“Haskell’s House,” Edward Hopper, 1924

Watercolor over graphite on paperboard.

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(I’m sorry for waging this war on Christmas.)

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“Night Windows,” Edward Hopper, 1928

Oil on canvas.

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The Peeking Cat 40 anthology is now available on Amazon.

If you’d like to check out the work of 64 writers from around the world (including my poem “The Rough, Violet Stone,”)  you can order the book right here.

Happy holidays!! 

 


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Hang in there.

I’ve been talking to a couple of important people in my life who are having a difficult time emotionally around the holidays.

If you are like that, please hang in there. This time of year is tough for a lot of people. You are not alone.

Just hang in there.



“The Storm Tree,” Anne Brigman, 1911

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(Nobody tell Echo!)

I hate to spoil anything for the next episode of “Hawkeye,” but I just came in from the rain and discovered that apparently *I* am the damn Ronin.


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