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To all of you who have ever thought: I should write a book... someday. Make 2017 the year you finally set some of those words down on...
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Nora Walsh Kerr
- Dec 23, 2016
- 2 min
What a Feeling
As much as I preach to my two kids (ages 3 and 7) about the true meaning of Christmas, I know it’s futile. To a kid, the holidays are all...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Nov 23, 2016
- 2 min
This Thanksgiving, ask...then listen.
If you're gathering with family or friends tomorrow, take a break from the turkey and stuffing, the football, and the wine, to practice...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Nov 11, 2016
- 2 min
Thanks for the Memories
This week has brought joys so high I’ve felt like I was riding on a cloud, and then moments so painful I felt I might never stop crying....
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Oct 25, 2016
- 2 min
My Semi-Permanent Deliverance
It was 1990 at Daniel Wright Middle School in Lincolnshire, a sleepy suburb of Chicago. I’m in 8th grade and hopelessly one of the...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Oct 24, 2016
- 1 min
Micro Memoir Review
Three Things I Learned from Amy Poehler's Yes Please HarperCollins, $28.99, ISBN 978-0-06-226834-1, 2014 1. Poehler's insider scoop on...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Oct 14, 2016
- 1 min
Micro Memoir Review
Three Things I Learned from Jim Gaffigan’s Food: A Love Story Crown Archetype, $26.00, ISBN 978-0-8041-4041-6, 2014 1. If you read only...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Oct 7, 2016
- 3 min
Jim Macdonald: Northwest Side Hero
Here is the fourth story in my Northwest Side Hero Project, highlighting stories about local heroes (as nominated by their neighbors),...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Sep 28, 2016
- 1 min
My Video Cheerleader
This past summer I made a promotional video with help from Kelly Luchtman and her team at Snap! Web Video. Like many other good ideas, it...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Sep 21, 2016
- 1 min
10 Things I Have Learned from Humans Under 8
I’m approaching the midpoint of my life (at least, let’s hope) and by now, I should have a lot of stuff figured out. I’ve survived job...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Sep 18, 2016
- 1 min
Micro Memoir Review
Three Things I Learned from Augustyn Burrough’s Dry Picador, $14 ISBN 0-312-42379-9 Burrough’s misadventures in drinking and trying to...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Sep 5, 2016
- 2 min
Having Faith in Something
The world lost a great man a few weeks ago: my godfather and pseudo-uncle Bob “Butch” Kalchbrenner. He and his wife Gloria are those...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Aug 24, 2016
- 2 min
Michele Taylor, Northwest Side Hero
This is the third story in my Northwest Side Hero Project, highlighting extraordinary people nominated by their neighbors as local...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Aug 1, 2016
- 1 min
Micro Memoir Review
Three Things I Learned from Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation Random House, $24, ISBN 1-4000-6314-0 Reading about the patriotism and...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jul 20, 2016
- 2 min
Editing is Everything: 4 Tips to Better Writing
I often struggle to answer the basic question,“What do you do?” Sometimes I say, “Writer.” But I should really say, “Editor.” The amount...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jul 15, 2016
- 1 min
Surviving Summer
Summer brings relaxed schedules, later bedtimes, and the smell of aloe vera in the house. While I enjoy the extra time with family, I...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jul 1, 2016
- 2 min
A Few Words on Loss
Grief is a natural part of life, but it doesn’t lessen the impact that these moments have on us. This year has brought many great things,...
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