Tag Archives: Roanoke

Benny Marconi’s is the best pizza place in Roanoke.

Look at the size of that slice.  (I placed it next to that full-seized coffeepot for reference.)  And it doesn’t cost much either.

Granted, there is nothing quite like a slice of New York pizza, but this is a superlative effort.



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Impspired Volume 13 features three of my poems.

Impspired in the United Kingdom released its 13th volume today, featuring three of my poems: “At the Coffee Shop,” “Autumn Girl” and “A Poet’s Short Note to His Muse.”  (These pieces were previously published online in Impspired Issue 26.)

You can purchase a paperback copy of Impspired Volume Thirteen right here over at Amazon.

As always, I am grateful to Editor Steve Cawte for allowing me to see my work published by such an outstanding literary magazine!



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The Downtown Roanoke Christmas Tree, just after Christmas.

Corner of Market Street and Salem Avenue, Roanoke, VA.

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Starting off the New Year with some new artwork.

Courtesy of my dear friend Anna, who sent me this neurographic painting.  Neurographic art is a meditative process in which artists channel their subconsciouses to create. 

Thanks, Anna!  Your painting now has a permanent home upon the Wall of Important Keepsakes.



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A walk up Market Street in Roanoke, VA, Christmastime, 2023.

I almost said “Sorry for the funky music,” but they keep saying “Play that” and I am indeed a white boy.

I actually wanted to remove audio entirely from this video, but I can’t figure out how to do that with Youtube. (Damn it, Jim. I’m a poet, not a video editor.)



Christmas tree at the corner of Market Street and Salem Avenue.

Roanoke, Virginia.

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The new building facing Campbell Avenue is coming along nicely.

This video was shot from Salem Avenue to the north.  (Roanoke, Virginia.)



I see Christmas trees.

Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia.

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The times they are a-changin’.

The former Roanoke Times building is now the administration offices for Roanoke City Public Schools.

It feels so weird to me — maybe because the building was one of the first landmarks I remember seeing when I first came to Roanoke.



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Intersection of Church Avenue and Market Street, December 2023