Robert P. Baird grew up in Northern California, graduated from Stanford, and completed a PhD at the University of Chicago. He lives in Uganda with his wife.WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:The Hidden Torture Cells of Bolivia, an essay, in Spring 2011American Idol, a short story, in Fall 2010The Mines at PotosÃ, Bolivia, a readers' narrative, in Winter 2010