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Without Rain There Can Be No Rainbows
Without Rain There Can Be No Rainbows

A pet and teacher memoir wrapped up in an overseas adventure. A multimedia experience if purchased on iBooks. Print books on Amazon.

2011

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Ryan Chin
Ryan Chin

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Crow’s Feet

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“And a River Runs Through It”

Nature’s cycles help me process losing my Dad to Parkinson’s “This is my happy place, Dad,” I say as we rumble over a cattle grate. Dad looks out at the Deschutes River, “Ok, Son. We should go home now.” He won’t remember this trip. Parkinson’s Disease, dementia, and the side…

Aging

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“And a River Runs Through It”
“And a River Runs Through It”
Aging

7 min read


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Sex and Satire

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Middle-Aged Ride of Shame

First-time sex after divorce. First time on pallets. “Tired of white, bearded, and hairy guys? Go bald smooth and Chinese.” That was the opening line on my dating profile. While my grandparents had arranged marriages in China, I had the freedom to swipe through hundreds of ladies sitting in a…

Sex

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A Middle-Aged Ride of Shame
A Middle-Aged Ride of Shame
Sex

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About Me Stories

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About Me—Ryan Chin

In my older age, I’m getting soft, and I’ve learned to do stupid things much smarter. Tired of all the white, bearded, and hairy fuckers! Go bald smooth and Chinese! That’s what I wrote on dating apps when I encouraged women to change it up from the norm in Portland…

About Me

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About Me—Ryan Chin
About Me—Ryan Chin
About Me

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Crow’s Feet

·Sep 25

How do You Want to “Go?”

An Old Man’s Last Wave How do you want to go? Suddenly and without pain? Or fading over months, giving you time to say what you need to say, get stuff in order, and then have loved ones at your side? Would you utilize medical aid in dying if allowed? …

Crowsfeet

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How do You Want to “Go?”
How do You Want to “Go?”
Crowsfeet

4 min read


Sep 20

Wonder Wake

Canyon Therapy — Skating Surface Flies for Steelhead on the Deschutes River Deschutes River in August. The campgrounds resemble refugee camps. Flattened tents and twisted awnings mangled by desert winds litter the dumpsters. …

Rivers

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Wonder Wake
Wonder Wake
Rivers

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The Memoirist

·Sep 19

The Peak of Potential

Beat down? It’s ok. Decay generates fertility. I load my surfboard into an old van, ready to leave the hustle of Auckland, New Zealand. I’m twenty-nine years old, gutted by the death of my dog, and still processing the loss of my brother. …

Healing

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The Peak of Potential
The Peak of Potential
Healing

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Crow’s Feet

·Sep 15

Exercise Helps Those With Parkinson’s? No Way!

Movement is medicine. We don’t need a study to prove it. — I recently read an article by OHSU (Oregon Health and Science Institute) titled, Parkinson’s disease clinical trial tests exercise regimen to improve movement. I was excited to read it as my dad has Parkinson’s, and I had the honor of caring for him for two summers here in Portland, Oregon. …

Mobility

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Exercise Helps Those with Parkinson’s? No Way!
Exercise Helps Those with Parkinson’s? No Way!
Mobility

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A Parent Is Born

·Sep 5

There are Many Ways to be Strong

Battling the rise of body image issues in young men. — “Who do you think is more ripped? Captain America or Wolverine?” asked my son’s friend. “Wolverine,” answered my son, Jaxen. I listened in as I prepared dinner. Their conversation focused on how superheroes look, not what makes them unique or what they have accomplished. At one point, his friend declared…

Eating Disorders

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There are Many Ways to be Strong
There are Many Ways to be Strong
Eating Disorders

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Sep 5

The Outside Bend

Canyon Therapy — Fly fishing on the Deschutes River during the Stonefly Hatch From the road above, the outside bend appears as churning chaos. Down at the water’s edge, I see the moving windows connecting trout to the skies above. Outside bends…

Fishing

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The Outside Bend
The Outside Bend
Fishing

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In Fitness And In Health

·May 24

What I’ve Learned After Twenty-Two Years of Yoga

And what you can learn if you’re starting your Yoga journey — At age 50, I’m surfing better than in my thirties, I still skateboard, and I’m learning to wing foil. Twenty-two years of yoga is part of the reason for this. I primarily attend hot yoga studios in Portland, Oregon, because it’s rainy and cold much of the year. …

Fitness

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What I’ve Learned After Twenty-Two Years of Yoga
What I’ve Learned After Twenty-Two Years of Yoga
Fitness

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Ryan Chin

Ryan Chin

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Author of The Big Head Diaries, stories of a lab from NZ, and Without Rain, a multimedia memoir. Email:thechinproject@gmail.com https://www.ryanchinauthor.com/

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