Northwest Side Hero: Tony Passero
Tony Passero was CEO of his own advertising firm, the ‘idea guy’ behind many successful ad campaigns, and making a 6-figure salary. He...
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Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jun 21, 2017
- 1 min
Micro Memoir Review
Three Things I Learned from Reading Anne Lamott’s Traveling Mercies Pantheon Books, $23, ISBN 0-679-44240-5, 1999 Prayer doesn’t have to...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jun 12, 2017
- 3 min
Understanding Dad
If you asked me who would play my father in a movie, I would cast the late Edward Herrmann. My father is an earnest and reclusive man...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jun 4, 2017
- 2 min
My Why: The Power of Asking
As summer approaches and Father’s Day is around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about why I started this company and why preserving...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- May 26, 2017
- 4 min
Northwest Side Hero: John Garrido
The latest from our Northwest Side Hero Project--highlighting stories about local heroes, as nominated by their neighbors, doing great...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- May 19, 2017
- 3 min
Book Review: Reunion by Hannah Pittard
Grand Central Publishing, $25, ISBN 978-1-4555-5362-4, 2014 Reunion by Hannah Pittard is a relentless combination amusement and cynicism....
Nora Walsh Kerr
- May 2, 2017
- 2 min
Achtung, Baby
Like most human relationships, the connection I have with my mother is a fluid one. We had our battles during my adolescence, mostly...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Apr 26, 2017
- 2 min
Raspberry Kisses
I recently celebrated my 23rd birthday, and weeks before the actual day, my mother called (for the third time that afternoon) to clarify...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Apr 12, 2017
- 1 min
Micro (Non)Memoir Review
Three Things I Learned from Reading Jen Sincero’s You are a Badass Running Press, $16, ISBN 978-0-7624-4769-5, 2013 She calls gratitude...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Apr 6, 2017
- 3 min
5 Reasons Why You Should Start A Blog
For all those writers out there, I'm here to tell you that you have exactly what it takes to run a successful blog. You have thoughts,...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 30, 2017
- 2 min
Lessons in Puppy Love
On March 9, 2017, in a moment of complete insanity, our family decided to adopt two dogs. And when I say our family I really mean me,...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 23, 2017
- 3 min
What's Hope Got To Do With It?
It all started in my Tuesday night yoga class… Katy, the most popular instructor at The Chicago Athletic Club, asked me (us) to set an...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 16, 2017
- 3 min
Northwest Side Hero: Steve Reardon
Photos courtesy: Forest Glen Community Club Here is the fifth story in my Northwest Side Hero Project, highlighting stories about local...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 9, 2017
- 3 min
Hot Gossip: It Ended Badly
It Ended Badly by Jennifer Wright is a fantastic, gossipy romp through 13 worst-of-the-worst breakups in history. Here’s what I learned:...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 3, 2017
- 2 min
Writing When You Don’t Want To
“Even I have lied about writing. I have told people that writing this book has been like brushing away dirt from a fossil. What a load of...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Feb 25, 2017
- 3 min
The Meals that Shape Us
A lot of memories from my childhood are tied up with times around the dinner table. What was served—and what was not—tells a lot about a...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Feb 19, 2017
- 2 min
The Characters in Your Life Story
Good writers can tell a story. Great writers get you invested in the characters in the story and leave you missing them on the last...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Feb 3, 2017
- 1 min
Micro Memoir Review
Three Things I Learned from Reading Cherry by Mary Karr Penguin Books, $14, ISBN 0-670-89274-2, 2000 1. Karr did a lot of hallucinogenic...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jan 25, 2017
- 3 min
So... How Does This Work?
Doing these life story books more than a few times (40 to be exact!) has created some efficiencies but I’m proud to say that this is very...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jan 19, 2017
- 1 min
Two Years of Stories
I’m proud to say Memoir for Me turns TWO this month. In that time, I’ve told the stories of over 40 people! Highlights include: A love...
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