This happened back in January 2021 off Orange Avenue here in Roanoke, Virginia. Although the business was destroyed, thankfully no one was hurt.
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THE TRUTH IS UNIMPEACHABLE.
Buddy of mine picked up fresh peaches from Ikenberry Orchards in Daleville, Virginia. THE TASTE IS DIVINE. This is bliss.
God bless the American South.
A surprise houseguest.
Do tiny spiders flex their fangs when they’re threatened?
I honestly do not know. I can barely keep “entomology”/”etymology” straight.
That sound you hear is my coffeepot.
Update — my arachnophile friend informs me that this is a crab spider.
Photo of Fredericksburg, VA by Timothy H. O’Sullivan, February 1863
Care to vote for Publication of the Month at Spillwords?
Reminder — today is the last day to vote for the Spillwords Press Awards for June 2022. You can vote for both Author of the Month and Publication of the Month right here. (As I shared here on Sunday, a poem of mine entitled “Where Would We Go?” is a nominee in the latter category. I remain grateful if you’ve supported this piece so far.)
Buildings being demolished on Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA
June 2022. I thought this was pretty wild — what you see is a row of buildings that have been almost entirely demolished, all facing Campbell Avenue. (These include what used to be the Campbell Court Bus Station and the deli beside it.) The facades at front remain intact for now, but they are otherwise gutted.
The Roanoke Times publishes my latest letter to the editor.
The Roanoke Times today published my letter to the editor about mandatory prayer in the public school classroom. You can read it online right here.
The Roanoke Times is Virginia’s third-largest newspaper, with a Sunday circulation of nearly 230,000 people. Thanks so much to its editorial staff for allowing me to share my opinion with my neighbors in Southwest Virginia.
Norfolk Southern train seen from Norfolk Avenue SE
Roanoke, VA, June 2022.
Heading east. Overhead is the Market Street Walkway.
As always, I apologize here for the shaky-cam. I was especially discombobulated after running to get the shot. It even exceeded my daily baseline of dysfunctional discombobulation.
Sign for defunct “1 Hour Cleaning” on Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA
June 2022.
Market Square and Market Street, Roanoke, VA, June 2022
I passed a neat milestone today. With my letter in The Richmond Times-Dispatch, I’ve now seen my writing appear in 50 periodicals (in addition to standalone publications like anthologies and such). I started waaaaaay back in 1996 or so with my first job as a reporter for the Culpeper Star-Exponent.
This arrives just a bit ahead of my 50th birthday, too — so I celebrated with a strawberry lemonade in Market Square.
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 