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.

O Western Wind

O WESTERN wind, when wilt thou blow 
That the small rain down can rain? 
Christ, that my love were in my arms 
And I in my bed again! 

— Anon., 16th Century

From author Charlie Morgan’s Facebook page:

“Okay, authors. Your best work has just been picked up by a movie studio and you have quite a bit of control over the project. What would the soundtrack be?”

Depeche Mode, Mazzy Starr, Cowboy Junkies, Nine Inch Nails, Sigur Ros and Placebo. Because I hear that shit in my head when I write.

Weird journalism

Obama makes a controversial reference to the threat of nuclear terrorism in Manhattan … and the New York Daily News features an illustration of Will Smith’s “I Am Legend” (which … y’know … depicts a vampire apocalypse).

Seriously. See the link:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-warns-russia-ukraine-advance-article-1.1734113

“The Dogs Don’t Bark In Brooklyn Any More” receives a great review at “What I Am Reading”

Lance (a.k.a. the bibliophilic robot 4-LAN) gave my book a very nice review on his blog, “What I Am Reading,” over at The Book Marketing Network.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with The Book Marketing Network, it is an outstanding community of authors, artists and publishers who exchange advice and guidance about writing, publishing and marketing e-books.

It’s a great group of friends and a terrific source for tips about how best to get readers acquainted with your work. I highly recommend it to all of my fellow writers.

http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/what-i-am-reading-10

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Gee, Wally.

I respond to e-mails from editors with the word “swell!!”

Because “The Beaver” is the professional image I wish to project …

YES!! THIS!!! Exactly this!!

Although, if you write horror, it’s more like 666 tabs being open …

 

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Does the Espresso Train have stops in Bay Shore?

Why, yes — yes it does.

A little late for St. Patrick’s Day …

But here’s “Minstrel Boy.”

Gonna form my own cover band with the other psych majors from Mary Washington College.

Gonna call it Pink Freud.

“When is it okay to say “Retard?” Check this chart.” (Smriti Sinha, policymic.com)

http://www.policymic.com/articles/85615/when-is-it-okay-to-say-retard-check-this-chart

 

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