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...rld of long-guarded — secrets. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anson Chi, born and raised in New York City, is an author, politician, model, activist environmenta... ...vironmental, social, political and retired — — engineer. He currently lives in a myriad of places, including Los Angeles and San Diego. Yellow on t... ...ts reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. Any part of this book may be reproduced, distribu... ...eally aspire to be—ever since I was a wee laddie born and raised in Irvine, California—is a writer. I remember telling Mommy that I wanted to become... ...: tall, thin, and statuesque. Her eyes are wide but nicely shaped, and deep-set with a gleam of chestnut. And her hair oh my god, her hair like pure... .... Even the trees are in on it, perfectly aligned as if they're bowling pins set in an array of rows. But you never notice these things, especially w... ...e competing with our neighbors and the rest of the residents in Irvine. Who set up the competition then? Who are all the contestants? Do they even k... ...dest. — I decide to skip the magazines altogether and go over to the graphic novels section. I love reading the latest collections of DC Vertigo and ... ... to legal drugs. I finish looking through all of the shelves for new graphic novels and I see the kid, from the corner of my eye, getting up and taki...

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