Ogorzaly, Michael A. 1948–

PERSONAL: Born July 30, 1948, in Evergreen Park, IL; married January 7, 1995. Ethnicity: "Polish." Education: Chicago State University, B.A. (with honors), 1975, M.A., 1978; University of Notre Dame, M.A. 1980, Ph.D., 1983. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Fiction writing.

ADDRESSES: Home—10142 S. Talman Ave., Chicago, IL 60655. Office—Department of History, Chicago State University, 9501 S. King Dr., Chicago, IL 60628. E-mail—ginggy1@sbcglobal.net.

CAREER: Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, began as lecturer, became associate professor, 1982–2001, professor of history, 2001–, program advisor, 1985–86. Richard D. Irwin (publisher), copy editor, 1985–86.

MEMBER: National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Midwest Association for Latin American Studies, Phi Alpha Theta.

WRITINGS:

Waldo Frank: Prophet of Hispanic Regeneration, Bucknell University Press (Lewisburg, PA), 1994.

Source Book in European History, American Heritage (New York, NY), 1996.

Source Book in Latin American History, American Heritage (New York, NY), 1996.

Source Book in United States History, American Heritage (New York, NY), 1996.

When Bulls Cry: The Case against Bullfighting, Author-House (Bloomington, IN), 2006.

Editor in chief, F.O.C. Review, 1987–91. Contributor to periodicals, including Journal of American History, Journal of Primary Sources and Original Works, Bert … the Magazine, and Menagerie.

SIDELIGHTS: Michael A. Ogorzaly told CA: "My primary motivation for writing is a need to get at the truth about something. I've been influenced by Hawthorne, Poe, Twain, Fitzgerald, James Farrell, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Montaigne, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Lord Byron, and Carlos Fuentes.

"I outline first, then research, then write, rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. I need to take care of all my other business before I start. I like to begin by mid-morning and end by mid-afternoon. The rest of the time I think about what I'll write next.

"My wife, an animal advocate, inspired me to write about the horrors of bullfighting."