Conrad Gurtatowski’s roots run deep within the blue collar southeast side of Chicago, where he spent the first twenty-two years of his life. At that point he was drafted into the A...view moreConrad Gurtatowski’s roots run deep within the blue collar southeast side of Chicago, where he spent the first twenty-two years of his life. At that point he was drafted into the Army, and served in Germany for eighteen months. After being discharged, he held a succession of jobs: steelworker, insurance salesman, railroad worker, retail manager, and eventually postal worker.
Today he is retired and lives in semi-rural surroundings in northwest Indiana. Here he spends his time indulging his grandchildren and struggles to write the “Great American Novel,” while awaiting the election of the first Libertarian president.view less