Tag Archives: Eric Robert Nolan

(Nerd Nolan’s 1990’s Nostalgia Nod.)

Age 52: Electric Boogaloo.

Workin’ on those gray streaks like Hunter Rose.


“I survived a nail trim.”

This item at a Roanoke pastry shop reads “I survived a nail trim.”

There’s a lesson here for writers, though – if you’re unsure of your font or word spacing, ass a friend.



SmithaV awarded August 2024 Publication of the Month by Spillwords Press.

I hope you will join me in congratulating SmithaV for being awarded Spillwords Press Publication of the Month for August 2024.  You can find her wonderful poem “Empty Lines” right here.

(Thanks also to those of you who voted for me in the contest.  I certainly appreciate it.)



If there is an emblem for bachelorhood, I’m pretty sure this is it.

It’s like the Westerosi sigil for House Unmarried.  (A delicious sigil.)

But, damn, I miss the baked mac-and-cheese served at Mary Washington College.  I know I’m not the only one.



(Please don’t deck me.)

Pal of mine built a custom deck for his backyard; he got offended when I referred to it as a “porch.”

Admittedly, it was a porch choice of words.



Thankee Sai.

Thank you to everybody who made my birthday a happy one yesterday, including the many cool people who called or sent messages.

You brought a smile to an old man’s face.  😉



Just a quick reminder to vote for Publication of the Month over at Spillwords Press.

(And I have an ulterior motive for the reminder because my poem “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” was nominated.)  😉

You can register to vote at Spillwords Press right here, and then cast your vote right here in the contest.

Have fun, and thank you in advance if you happen to vote for me!  🙂



An octopus omelette is an octomelette.

Because omelettepus sounds too weird.

Don’t lie.  You know you want some.


“Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” nominated for Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press.

I received a nice early birthday present today — my poem “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” was nominated for August 2024 Publication of the Month over at Spillwords Press.   (And I am touched that readers responded so favorably to this piece in particular, because I wrote it to honor my late parents.)

As I’ve explained here before, you have to register with Spillwords Press in order to vote.  You then have until August 29th to cast your vote here.

If you happen to vote for me, then thank you for your support!