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Heart Nine Cuts has been reviewed by Yeo Wei Wei

Yeo Wei Wei has just reviewed my short story collection Heart Nine Cuts in The Straits Times Book Page.

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Audrey Chin

Apr 2, 20152 min read

This Palm Sunday I didn’t go to church

This year, on Palm Sunday, I went to Lee Kuan Yew's funeral

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Audrey Chin

Jun 16, 20142 min read

Homelessness? Or a kind of freedom?

Roots are a gift, but homelessness gives us different opportunities

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Immensely grateful to be a daughter of Singapore

Audrey Chin

Apr 12, 20141 min read

Immensely grateful to be a daughter of Singapore

It may be unfashionable but I’m shouting it out anyway – It’s good being a daughter of Singapore. It’s something to be immensely...

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It’s Sunday: Tiger Moms and Cubs need rest too

Audrey Chin

Mar 3, 20143 min read

It’s Sunday: Tiger Moms and Cubs need rest too

On the 7th day HE rested. I need a rest. So does my kid. It’s been a little too much – the travels, the back-to-back meetings the week...

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Audrey Chin

Feb 22, 20143 min read

Reading in Myanmar: Text and sub-text

I was reading in Myanmar. It was my time, my panel appearance at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival with Canadian literary prodigy Karen...

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Audrey Chin

Feb 15, 20141 min read

In Myanmar: Union Day among the Karen

I spent February 12, Myanmar’s Union Day, among the Karen. Union Day celebrates the signing of the Panglong Agreement between the...

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Audrey Chin

Dec 17, 20131 min read

Reaching Out

Talking about Heart Bones on National Critics Choice

Here’s National Critics Choice’s video of the book chat about As the Heart Bones Break at Select Books https://oddznns.wordpress.com/2013...

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Audrey Chin

Dec 7, 20132 min read

It’s reprehensible! Here’s what we can do –

Yesterday I posted a Reuters report about how the Rohingyas, stateless Muslim refugees escaping from ethnic violence in the Burmese state...

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Writers I read: A Singaporean Identity – Constance Singam, the epitome of true grit

Audrey Chin

Nov 16, 20134 min read

Writers I read: A Singaporean Identity – Constance Singam, the epitome of true grit

For me, Constance Singam the Singapore feminist and civil society activist, is the epitome of true grit Brought up in a patriarchal South...

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Audrey Chin

Sep 11, 20133 min read

Syria… September 11… Why they matter to me

I live in Singapore, 7,800 kilometres away from Syria and 15,400 kilometres from New York City. I’m black haired and under five feet...

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Writers I Read: Trade the high-flying life for this …

Audrey Chin

Sep 3, 20131 min read

Writers I Read: Trade the high-flying life for this …

We’re just back from remote Lugu Lake, Yunnan China where my friend Choo Wai Hong traded in her high-flying high-stress corporate...

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Audrey Chin

Aug 17, 20134 min read

Dalat – A special place in my heart

I am a sucker for romance and Dalat is a romantic, if kitschy, city. It’s main lake, Ho Xuan Huong, is named after Vietnam’s most famous...

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3.5 lost days and 12 surprising discoveries

Audrey Chin

Jul 27, 20133 min read

3.5 lost days and 12 surprising discoveries

The best made holiday plans can be upset. Weather, short-staffed inn-keepers and unforeseen road closures can conspire to turn an...

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Audrey Chin

Jul 22, 20136 min read

A different lunch on the Mekong River

Before going off to Australia, Heart Guy and I were in Vietnam. On an afternoon, we had lunch with some of the Mekong Delta kids we...

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Audrey Chin

Jul 19, 20133 min read

Foodie

15 delectable dishes from Urbane

Where did July go? It’s been more than half a month since I last posted! It’s more a case of where I’ve been, I guess … In Queensland,...

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Audrey Chin

Jun 16, 20131 min read

Books I Read: Sarah says – Yes! I’m a Christian Feminist (reblog)

Christianity and Feminism should not and are not at odds. Here’s a great affirmation about Christianity and Feminism from Sarah Bessey at...

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A conversation across hemispheres – Kathleen Caron interviews me

Audrey Chin

May 11, 20131 min read

Reaching Out

A conversation across hemispheres – Kathleen Caron interviews me

My friend Kathleen Caron, who blogs at {full of life} soul food, interviewed me this week. The secret of giving a good interview is the...

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A Singaporean Identity – A Singaporean Malay Muslim woman shows up to make a difference

Audrey Chin

Apr 20, 20134 min read