Shirley Conrad lives in Southern Oregon; upon receiving her BA in English from Southern Oregon University in 1997 she decided to pursue her Masters in Writing. When finished, she s...view moreShirley Conrad lives in Southern Oregon; upon receiving her BA in English from Southern Oregon University in 1997 she decided to pursue her Masters in Writing. When finished, she spent four years in Australia; while there she attended hundreds of weekend markets, becoming intimately acquainted with the culture of these amazing transitory communities. It was here she met a seasoned policeman and an autistic boy in a red baseball cap.view less