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Eric Robert Nolan to be featured by the Piker Press

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I’m honored to share here today that the Piker Press will feature five submissions of my writing in the coming months.

Editor Sand Pilarski has informed me that my horror/science fiction story, “Shine Now, Fiercely, Forever,” will appear at the weekly online literary magazine on December 10th.  This story was originally published in January 2017 by The Bees Are Dead.

Four poems of mine will also be featured between January and May of 2019: “Confession,” “This Windy Morning,” “Roanoke Summer Midnight” and “My Mother’s Apartment.”  These poems appeared over the last several years in the pages of Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine.

The Piker Press is a journal for arts, sciences, fiction and non-fiction that its creators like to think of it as “the illegitimate, online child of Analog and National Geographic, but funnier.”  It’s a great online periodical featuring fun and thought-provoking material from a range of voices.  You can find it right here at http://www.pikerpress.com/.

 

 

 

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The Bees Are Dead!

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If you prefer darker poetry, art and photography, then please stay current with The Bees Are Dead, the transatlantic indie lit magazine devoted to dystopian visions.

The most recent publication there is an absolutely stunning poem by Paul Brookes.

There is also some wonderful work by poets Matthew Borczon and David Spicer, the list of B.A.D.’s nominations of Sundress Publications’ “Best of the Net” 2018, and some truly awe-inducing photography of “dereliction and decay” by urban explorer Carl Bennett.

Do stop in.

 

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Eric Robert Nolan nominated for the Sundress Publications 2018 Best of the Net Anthology

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I am honored today to share some wonderful news — my colleagues over at The Bees Are Dead have graciously nominated a short story of mine for the Sundress Publications 2018 Best of the Net Anthology.

The title of the story is “At the End of the World, My Daughter Wept Metal,” and it was published last August over at the B.A.D. website.  (You can find it right here.)  It is an apocalyptic sci-fi horror tale in which nanotechnology is used for an astonishing medical breakthrough  — but then goes horribly, catastrophically wrong.

I would like to thank B.A.D. Editors Philippe Atherton-Blenkiron and Dennis Villelmi for the nomination and their invaluable support for my work.  I am truly grateful.

 

 

 

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Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine interviews Dennis Villelmi

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There’s a terrific interview over at Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine with my good friend and colleague, Dennis Villelmi.  Dennis speaks at length about his career as a writer, from his early inspiration by the works of Clive Barker to his current work on The Bees Are Dead.

Dennis has always been a creator to watch, and he remains one of my favorite writers.  I really enjoyed getting a glimpse of the processes behind his unique and baroquely dark poetry.

Head on over and take a look.

 

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Care to hear some superb and haunting poetry? (Audio selections from Dennis Villelmi’s “Fretensis”)

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I am honored today to share with you three recordings of me reading from Dennis Villelmi’s Fretensis: In the Image of a Blind God.  The Bees Are Dead has graciously published the readings over at its website; you can find them right here.

Thank you, Dennis, for allowing me to interpret your outstanding poetic work.

 

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Don’t bee a stranger …

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… stop on over at The Bees Are Dead for the latest in dystopian prose, poetry, art and photography.  Most recently, B.A.D. has featured the outstanding work of poets such as Jake Tringali, Paul Brookes, Allison Grayhurst and David Spicer.

See you there.

 

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Bee afraid, bee very afraid …

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If you’re looking for a way to spend a lazy Sunday evening, then stop over at The Bees Are Dead for the best in dystopian poetry, prose, art and photography.

There’s some haunting poetry by Jonathan May and Jon Bennett, as well as some stark, vivid photography of abandoned buildings by Kathryn Nee.

 

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Dennis Villelmi interviews the Woman in Room 237!

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If you are a horror fan, you’re in for a rare treat.  Stop over at The Bees Are Dead to read Dennis Villelmi’s interview with Lia Beldam, who portrayed the woman in Room 237 in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Shining.”  (Fans of the 1977 novel and its 2013 sequel, “Doctor Sleep,” may recognize the character as the ghost of Lorraine Massey.)

Dennis chatted with Ms. Beldam about a few different aspects of filming — including her experiences with Kubrick and Jack Nicholson.  It’s great stuff.

 

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“Operation Staffhound,” by Philippe Atherton-Blenkiron

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Hey, gang — if you missed its appearance last week over at The Bees Are Dead, here is the audio for my reading of Philippe Atherton-Blenkiron’s “Operation Staffhound.”  The poem is from his superb 2014 dystopian science fiction novel in poetry format, “The Pustoy.”

“Operation Staffhound” describes the brutal domestic police force employed by Lev Solokov, the future dictator of Britain and the novel’s central antagonist.

 

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“Operation Staffhound,” by Philippe Atherton-Blenkiron (read by Eric Robert Nolan)

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I’m happy today to be able to share The Bees Are Dead’s release of my audio recording of “Operation Staffhound,” by Philippe Atherton-Blenkiron.  This truly excellent poem is an excerpt from his 2014 dystopian novel in verse format, “The Pustoy.”  (I quite positively reviewed the book both here at the blog and over at Amazon, where it can be purchased — “Operation Staffhound” might be my favorite poem in the complete work.)

“The Pustoy” is a particularly dark science fiction epic that imagines a genocidal dictator, Lev Solokov, ruling a nightmarish future Britain.  The brutal “Staffhounds” are his fascist foot-soldiers in the streets.

I had great fun reading the poem.  I’m grateful to Philippe for allowing me to interpret it, and to The Bees Are Dead for sharing my recording with its audience:

Philippe Atherton-Blenkiron’s “Operation Staffhound” at The Bees Are Dead

 

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