Sharek Amalek Gadd was born in a midwestern commune on July 1, 1971. Growing up in a nine-member family struggling with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, terminal illness, death, and grief, drove Sharek to mil...view moreSharek Amalek Gadd was born in a midwestern commune on July 1, 1971. Growing up in a nine-member family struggling with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, terminal illness, death, and grief, drove Sharek to military service. After serving in the U.S. Army, Sharek rooted himself on the banks of White River in Indiana. He is a multimedia artisan proficient in illustration, woodwork, metal craft, and textiles. The Bird’s Road is his coming of age memoir expressing the inner turmoil and experiences of living at the pinnacle of loss.view less