Caradine, Linda: - Linda Caradine is a Portland, Oregon based writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her articles and stories have been included in numerous magazines and newspapers. Additionally, her essays have appeared extensively in the literary journals, including The RavensPerch, Summerset Review, Free State Review, Cobalt Review, Iris Literary Journal, Lowestoft Chronicle, 45th Parallel, Adelaide, Down in the Dirt, Drunk Monkeys, and others. She has won first place in the Edmunds (Washington) Arts Commission's competition for Short Fiction with an account of a fantastical encounter with Bigfoot in rural Oregon.When she is not writing, Linda manages a nonprofit animal rescue organization that she started in 2005. She is a past winner of the Oregon Humane Society's prestigious Diamond Collar Award for her leadership in the field of animal welfare. Animals have always been one of her life's passions.