Robert Conlon's Celtic Knot and a Chicago Story from Brad Meinecke

A great city writes its own blood and spit and sweat and Chicago is a writer’s city. That muscle and toil can never be told from the outside but can only be rightfully told by those who have lived and walked the avenues and alleyways. Sinclair’s The Jungle was written here. We are at once bellicose and pious, corrupt and righteous. Chicago built its metropolis from the heartland and the heart demands incorruptible voices bearing witness...  Celtic Knot by Robert Patrick Conlon is an interesting case. The first thing that comes across, and may be more poignant through the prism of today’s headlines is the struggle unique to each immigrant and their families. It is a true life story of a grandfather told lovingly and in fictious form, a faithful retelling of a family story passed down word of mouth across many generations, perhaps rounded and deepened a bit, but reinforced through the prism of historical background. Robert Patrick Conlon is a retired trial attorney and a Founding Partner of the Chicago based law firm, Walker Wilcox LLP. The website is eckhartzpress.com/shop/celtic-knot/ Brad Meinecke is the son of two Chicago personalities, Chicago’s first children’s show host Angel Casey and a prolific Chicago artist Tristan Meinecke. He writes his memories of growing up in Chicago. A link to my conversation with Brad about Tristan and Angel