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I'm the author of the novels Leave Society and Taipei, the memoir Trip, and seven other books. I'm working on more books.

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Tao Lin’s Journalist Portfolio

Continental Drifters (Published 2013)

Continental Drifters (Published 2013)

"The strain of holding the I together adheres to the I in all stages; and the temptation to lose it has alway…

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Personal History: Tao Lin

Personal History: Tao Lin

Tao Lin remembers his two favorite toy poodles From the magazine: ISSUE 88, October/November 2013 Loosely bas…

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Opinion | When I Moved Online ... (Published 2013)

Opinion | When I Moved Online ... (Published 2013)

I WAS born in 1983. My parents, in the mid-1990s, briefly knew more than I did about the Internet, I think (t…

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Jawbreaker's Major-Label Album

Jawbreaker's Major-Label Album

Ryan looked through glass at tomato sauce on spaghetti on a plate with three to five chicken wings or legs th…

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Does the Novel Have a Future? The Answer Is In This Essay!

Does the Novel Have a Future? The Answer Is In This Essay!

A certain literary discourse, about what others should or shouldn't be doing with their art, will probably al…

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MKULTRA's Terminal Experiments

MKULTRA's Terminal Experiments

This is an updated passage deleted from because it was somewhat of a non sequitur. This topic is in my next b…

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Articles

Case Report: A four-stage diagnostic cascade: from coronary stents to pancreatic cancer in a patient with recurrent chest pain

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By Tao Lin, Ziyi Huang, Xiahui Huang
| Frontiers
Abstract Chest pain sends millions to emergency rooms, yet its source can be surprisingly elusive. While the focus often falls on the heart, the abdomen can produce pain that perfectly mimics angina, leading clinicians down a deceptive path. This diagnostic trap becomes even more dangerous when a patient already has known coronary artery disease, as familiar symptoms may mask a completely different threat. We present a case that unfolded in an unexpected sequence.
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Megalurothrips distalis (Karny, 1913) (Thysanoptera, Thripidae)

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By Yun-Yu Wang, Cheng Wang, Tao Lin
| Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract Megalurothrips distalis (Karny, 1913) is a widely distributed pest of leguminous and other economic plants. We sequenced its complete mitogenome (15,479 bp; 78.3% A+T) using next-generation technology. The mitogenome contains 37 typical genes and three control regions. Gene rearrangements include the tight positioning of trnH between nad5 and nad4. High similarity between two control regions suggests a recent duplication event, reflecting the dynamic organization of thrips mitogenomes.
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GemStone

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By Tao Lin
| Substack
This essay first appeared in The Paris Review in Spring 2026. 1 In 1995, when I was in seventh grade, I became addicted to a multiplayer online role-playing game with no graphics or sound, just words. It was set on a two-mooned planet called Elanthia, in the continent of Elanith. There, I was Esperath Wraithling, a dark elf wizard with black eyes and black hair. I’d chosen everything about my character, including his statistics. Character creation involved “rolling.” Each roll produced ten numbers.
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