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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Climb the moonlit midnight mountain …

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Find the dreaded blood-red wood.

 

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Cover to “Deadpool” #4, Ed McGuinness, 2008

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Marvel Comics.

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This Christmas, care to give the gift of indie lit?

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If you’re feeling so inclined, then please remember you can conveniently find my own mad scribblings over at my Purchasing page.

 

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Cover to “Amazing Stories,” Frank R. Paul, May 1926

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The cover illustrates “The Crystal Egg,” by H. G. Wells.

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We wish you a monstery Christmas …

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A sublimely talented ladyfriend of mine made these Christmas ornaments, and I think they’re wicked cool.  She told me that they’re “Cornish pixies,” and that they’re Harry Potter characters.

The last photo depicts dragon-egg ornaments.  Those might be a reference to Harry Potter too, but I stopped her before she could tell me … I’m much, much happier thinking they’re from Game of Thrones.  (Seriously, look at the red one!)

 

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Dubious fame.

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That awkward moment when looking like James Woods makes you the hit of the neighborhood and people want to take their picture with you.

I hope at least I don’t look the same age.

 

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Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine to publish “Iphigenia’s Womb”

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I received some nice news this morning — Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine will publish my my poem “Iphigenia’s Womb” in its upcoming December 2017 issue.  This poem appeared previously appeared in 2014 in Dead Snakes and 2015 in Aphelion.

As always, I am grateful to Editor Samantha Rose for allowing me to share my work with the readers of Peeking Cat.

 

 

 

 

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“Santa With Elves,” Norman Rockwell, 1922

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This artwork was completed for the cover of the December 2nd, 1922 issue of “The Saturday Evening Post”.

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I’m learning how to doctor photos. Nothing can possibly go wrong.

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So I learned how to use simple photo filters.  I needed to make a few photos back and white last week in response the that seven-day challenge that went viral on Facebook.  The results below are mostly modest, but I think those last two shots are not altogether bad.

The first photo, of course, is Grendel Pumpkin.  (“With Orion’s Sword the Pumpkin arose …)  Grendel Pumpkin is still going strong.  It’s December 2nd, and there isn’t even a hint of rot.  And it’s indoors.

That’s the power of Grendel, I guess.

 

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“Washer Women,” Abram Arkhipov

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Date unknown.  There are actually two similar paintings by Abram Arkhipov (1862-1930) that share this title.

 

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