Tao Lin

Shoplifting from American Apparel (2009)

Full text of my ~18,000-word novella.

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August 2025

"Nini," a ~9000-word essay on my cat Nini

in Harper's Magazine.

Aug 20 • 

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My College Diary

2001-2004

Published on The Paris Review • Aug 5

July 2025

Poem Drafted After Meditating for Ten Minutes

I wrote this poem in 2023.

Jul 1 • 

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June 2025

Photos of me with animals.

Squirrel, hamster(?), rabbit, tiger, camel, redfish, etc.

Jun 18 • 

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Nini's Indecision

An excerpt from my ~11,400-word essay "Nini."

Jun 4 • 

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May 2025

Extraterrestrial Contact

Two encounters in dreams.

May 23 • 

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Ideas for Substack posts.

What should I post?

May 16 • 

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Love is a Thing on Sale for More Money Than There Exists

The first story in my story-collection Bed (2007).

May 9 • 

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March 2024

A new poem by Tao Lin featuring vitamin A, directed energy weapons, moonlight, cheese-tasting and more.

Published on Cluny Journal • May 8

April 2025

My Feral Rooster Friend

My most constant companion.

Apr 30 • 

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My Friend Gian

~7200-word essay on Giancarlo DiTrapano (1974-2021).

Apr 25 • 

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