Frank Bures is the author of "The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death and the Search for the Meaning of the World’s Strangest Syndromes" and the editor of "Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology." His work has appeared in Harper’s, Outside, Men’s Health, Bicycling, Esquire, Audubon, Scientific American Mind, Wired, The Washington Post Magazine and other publications. His stories have also been included in the Best American Travel Writing, selected as “Notable” in the Best American Essays and Best American Sports Writing, and won several Lowell Thomas Awards.