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Christine Lai Christine Lai i(20402409 works by)
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1 Dragons on My Red Envelopes and Jerseys Christine Lai , 2021 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Peril : An Asian-Australian Journal , no. 45 2021;
1 Borrowed Time Christine Lai , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , October 2020;

'The last time I dared to be spontaneous, I walked out of a tattoo parlour at half past one in the morning with gladwrap enveloping my left bicep, and a bandana tied around my neck. The adrenaline wore off by morning and I came forward to my mum the next day in a sheepish fashion. She cried.' (Introduction)
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