Yes, you see a lot of flat retail sprawl here — but there are gorgeous rural roads among the mountains behind. It’s actually a lovely place to live. Just watch out for bears.
Tag Archives: Eric Robert Nolan
“The Imbecile Who Couldn’t Work a Camera”
The stunning debut short film from Eric Robert Nolan.
That shadow that you see? That isn’t mine. That’s the Jungian shadow.
My puns are annoying at first — but they grow on you.
I actually auditioned for a role as a monster on “The Last of Us,” but I didn’t get it.
I’m disappointed. I thought I was a pretty fungi.
Roanoke River near Franklin Road, February 2023
Roanoke, Virginia.
Small pleasures.
I’m pleased with the cheese,
the toast is the most,
and hot DAMN that is tasty ham.
Portmanteau of the Day.
Caffeine-induced audacity = caffindacity.
It’s totally a real thing. Drink enough caffeine and you feel like you could take on the world.
Or have a heart attack.
Possibly both.
Name-calling.
Let’s get physical.
That awkward moment when the doctor shines that light in your inner ear, and you take your glasses off so he can better see in there.
Also … it makes me feel really old when they give me that cheery thumbs-up and say “Stay active!!” I liked it a lot better when I was a young man and they were all like, JESUS, SLOW THE F*** DOWN.
Fun fact — I actually broke those very same glasses when I got home by sitting on them. So that’s sort of an O’Henry ending for our story today.
Throwback Thursday: “Hitchhikers!”
This popped up on Twitter the other day. Behold one of the biggest pains-in-the-ass of my childhood.
As you can see from my response, we called these “hitchhikers” on my native Long Island. A lot of people from the northeast chimed in that they likewise remember the appellation.
People elsewhere know them as “travelers,” “stickers,” “bindies” and (drum roll please) “Satan’s Spurs.” That last one is truly inspired.
Knives Out.
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 