Also over at Dead Snakes today is a great piece from my friend and fellow poet, Dennis Villelmi. It is entitled “Bad Coffee.” Keep an eye on Dennis — this guy is on the way up.

http://deadsnakes.blogspot.com/2013/07/dennis-villelmi-poem.html

Three poems of mine are featured today over at the excellent poetry e-zine, Dead Snakes. The first is entitled “And What’s New With You?” The second and third are entitled “Spite” and “Politics (A Haiku).”

Thanks to Stephen Jarrell Williams for once again allowing me to be a part of the community at Dead Snakes. It’s great fun!

http://deadsnakes.blogspot.com/2013/07/eric-robert-nolan-three-poems.html

Here’s an update by The Free Lance-Star on the “Route 29 Stalker” murder case I covered as a cub reporter in Culpeper, VA in the 1990’s.

It would be amazing to finally discover his identity after 17 years.

http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2013/03/01/evidence-in-29-stalker-to-get-new-look/

My friend Jason Sturner had a great poem published today by Dagda Publishing in the United Kingdom.

Keep up the great work, Jason!

http://dagdapublishing.com/2013/07/20/leavingtheoldus/

I began my Saturday morning with some very nice news from the gang over at Dead Beats Literary Blog. They will soon publish my first short story, “The Disappearance of Little Tommy Drummond.” The story will appear in the coming months.

“The Disappearance of Little Tommy Drummond” gets us acquainted with Kira Manning, a small business owner in the tiny town of Willibee, Massachusetts. Reflecting on the recent abduction of a local child, she realizes that loss and violence can permanently transform a small town’s identity. The story was inspired by my news coverage of “The Route 29 Stalker” in Culpeper, VA in the 1990’s, and his abduction and apparent murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds. To date, the case is unsolved.

Thank you for kindly accepting my story, Dead Beats. 🙂

Every Day Poets notified me this morning that they will feature a short poem of mine, entitled “Bumblebee,” in the coming months.

Thanks, Every Day Poets! 🙂

Quick note — My cell phone number has changed.

If anyone needs to call me, just e-mail me for it first, ok? 🙂

Two short poems of mine were featured today by the wonderful poetry e-zine, Dead Snakes. The first is entitled “Spring and Summer” and the second is entitled “Lust.”

I am grateful to Editor Stephen Jarrell Williams for once again giving me an opportunity to share my writing. Thanks, Dead Snakes!

http://deadsnakes.blogspot.com/2013/07/eric-robert-nolan-two-poems.html

More from Dead Beats below. I’ll be reserving my copy of Cantos as soon as it’s available! 🙂

“We are releasing an e-book entitled ‘Dead Beats: Cantos’ on Monday 15th July. The book contains 24 of our favourite poems from our second year as an organisation, as well as an updated and unabridged copy of the Dead Beats Manifesto and a Contributors’ Foreword containing a compilation of quotes from our followers and fans. The e-book will go on sale for the very reasonable price of £3 (roughly around $4.50) and as always with our endeavors; any profits made will go back into ensuring the successful running of Dead Beats. If you’re interested, please do join our Book Launch Facebook event and share it with your friends:

https://www.facebook.com/events/265784020213226/ “

I was thrilled this morning to learn that Dead Beats Literary Blog will feature a recent poem of mine, “Confession,” in the coming weeks. This was a piece that I’d worked a bit hard on, and I’d like to think it was one of my better poems.

Dead Beats is a terrific group of young people that are unafraid to take risks with the poetry they feature. Because “Confession” expresses feelings of mine that are critical of organized religion, I suspect it would be too controversial or subversive for other publishers. I’m really grateful to Dead Beats for giving me a voice. Thanks Dead Beats!

I’ll post a link to the poem when it appears.