Stories that Welcome Us Back to the Circle

To Listen. To the Land and to One Another.

Author of WHITE BIRCH, RED HAWTHORN. University of Minnesota Press
A personal investigation into the multigenerational cost of immigration and genocide

Nora Murphy Author, Writer White Birch Red Hawthorn. Irish American author. Native American History. Indigenous Ireland. Nonfiction author. Memoir. Grant Writer. Fundraiser. Writers Circles. Community Conversations. Freelance Writer Consultant

“Nora Murphy displays an incredible bravery: she asks hard questions and points out the elephant in the room. She creates language to say the things left unsaid.”

— Wambdi Wapaha, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation

“Nora Murphy has accomplished the difficult task of writing from she has has learned of people, not about them. She … understands it does not belong to her.”

— Heid Erdrich, Turtle Mountain Ojibwe, Minneapolis Poet Laureate

“Nora Murphy sees what most Americans do not: that there is another way to see and be on this continent.”

— Kent Nerburn, author of Neither Wolf nor Dog

  • Nora Murphy Author, Writer White Birch Red Hawthorn. Irish American author. Native American History. Indigenous Ireland. Nonfiction author. Memoir. Grant Writer. Fundraiser. Writers Circles. Community Conversations. Freelance Writer Consultant

    My Books

    I’m the author and co-author of six books, all of which focus on expanding the circle for healing and connection. Learn more here.

    Books
  • Nora Murphy Author, Writer White Birch Red Hawthorn. Irish American author. Native American History. Indigenous Ireland. Nonfiction author. Memoir. Grant Writer. Fundraiser. Writers Circles. Community Conversations. Freelance Writer Consultant

    Connecting

    Healing requires sitting down in the circle and listening to the land and to one another. Join me for a community conversation or check out some great resources here!

    Connecting
  • Nora Murphy Author, Writer White Birch Red Hawthorn. Irish American author. Native American History. Indigenous Ireland. Nonfiction author. Memoir. Grant Writer. Fundraiser. Writers Circles. Community Conversations. Freelance Writer Consultant

    Writing Services

    Are you working on a writing project and want help? I have over 35 years of experience as a writer for nonprofits & am author of six books.
    Let’s talk about how I can help!

    Writing Services
  • Nora Murphy Author, Writer White Birch Red Hawthorn. Irish American author. Native American History. Indigenous Ireland. Nonfiction author. Memoir. Grant Writer. Fundraiser. Writers Circles. Community Conversations. Freelance Writer Consultant

    Indigenous Ireland

    The wisdom and healing energies of indigenous Ireland reside in the land.

    Indigenous Ireland
  • Nora Murphy Author, Writer White Birch Red Hawthorn. Irish American author. Native American History. Indigenous Ireland. Nonfiction author. Memoir. Grant Writer. Fundraiser. Writers Circles. Community Conversations. Freelance Writer Consultant

    Stories from the Circle

    Reflections from the circle explore small discoveries from the heart and the land.

    Stories