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Justin Chin

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born

Malaysia

gender

male

website

http://www.redroom.com/author/justin-chin

genre

Gay & Lesbian, Poetry, Politics

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Born in Malaysia, raised & educated in Singapore, shipped to the U.S. by way of Hawaii, and now living in San Francisco. Author of 3 books of poetry, all published by Manic D Press: Bite Hard (1997); Harmless Medicine (2001), a finalist in the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Awards; and, Gutted (2006), which received the 2007 Thom Gunn Award for Poetry by the Publishing Triangle. Squeezed in between these were 2 non-fictions: Mongrel: Essays, Diatribes & Pranks (St. Martins, 1999), and the ur-memoir, Burden of Ashes (Alyson Publications, 2002).

In the nineties, also led a double life as performance artist: created and presented seven full-length solo works here, there and where ever. Packed up those cookies in 2002, (with occasio...more

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Books by Justin Chin

Average rating: 4.10 · 113 ratings · 12 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Bite Hard 4.00 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	Gutted 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Mongrel: Essays, Diatribes, Pranks 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Harmless Medicine 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Burden of Ashes 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	98 Wounds 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Attack of the Man-Eating Lotus Blossoms 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	My rating:

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Quotes by Justin Chin

“I hate to admit it, but sometimes I think he's right. When you kiss someone, it's the first taste of his mouth that will make or break your heart.”
― Justin Chin, Burden of Ashes

tags: love

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“We grow up and figure out the truth,
we realize how hard it is
to maintain and take care
of life, even the ones
that deceive you, especially
the ones you cherish”
― Justin Chin, Harmless Medicine

4 people liked it

“A dream only becomes one
when you wake up.”
― Justin Chin

1 person liked it

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