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Nora Walsh Kerr

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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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...

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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

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...

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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...

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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

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,...