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Ed Nickow

A lifelong Cubs fan and Jewish father of 3 daughters, Ed blogs about (mostly) Jewish issues at Not For Jews Only and (mostly) about sports at The Cubs In Haiku. You can also find his haiku about the weekly Torah portion at The Torah In Haiku, which is not part of the ChicagoNow network. Contact Ed by email - thecubsinhaiku(at)gmail(dot)(com)

Recent posts

• It's time to change how pitchers get "W"s »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted April 23, 2019 at 3:15 pm

• Salt in the wound of a disappointing season »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted October 12, 2018 at 2:23 pm

• World Series: God is a Cubs fan »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted November 4, 2016 at 10:18 am

• Shabbat Shalom Cubs Fans »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted October 28, 2016 at 9:12 am

• NLCS Game 6: Thank you Cubs, just one more thing »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted October 23, 2016 at 8:21 am

• Fall Fitness Tips: So Many Ways to Stay Active

  from All is Well by twin
  posted today at 2:11 pm

• Back in the Office, where Dandruff Matters

  from All is Well by twin
  posted today at 1:46 pm

• EIU quarterback competition continues as fall camp nears halfway mark

  from Prairie State Pigskin by Dan Verdun
  posted today at 12:02 pm

• This Week in Chicago Beer, August 15-18

  from The Beeronaut by Mark McDermott
  posted Saturday at 10:55 pm

• Excited by the Exploration of Mars? View Perseverance and Ingenuity at Adler Planetarium

  from Cosmic Chicago by Sophie Sanchez
  posted Saturday at 8:33 pm

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