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Justin was born in Boise, Idaho in 1974. He graduated from Boise State University with a degree in philosophy, was named one of the school’s Top Ten Scholars, and invited to present the valedictory address at the commencement of the College of Arts and Sciences. Soon after, Justin moved to New York City, where he enrolled in Columbia University’s Writing Program, specializing in fiction and sincerely hoping to become the next Jack Kerouac. While at Columbia he wrote what he has later come to call his ‘Barbarian Story,’ and turned it in for judging by his workshop class. He expected to weather a fearsome barrage of scorn, and was happily surprised at how well they took it.

While working on that story, Justin Justin was born in Boise, Idaho in 1974. He graduated from Boise State University with a degree in philosophy, was named one of the school’s Top Ten Scholars, and invited to present the valedictory address at the commencement of the College of Arts and Sciences. Soon after, Justin moved to New York City, where he enrolled in Columbia University’s Writing Program, specializing in fiction and sincerely hoping to become the next Jack Kerouac. While at Columbia he wrote what he has later come to call his ‘Barbarian Story,’ and turned it in for judging by his workshop class. He expected to weather a fearsome barrage of scorn, and was happily surprised at how well they took it.

While working on that story, Justin was first introduced to Uruk, a prehistoric hunter from the jungles of sub-Saharan Africa, and the hero of his first novel, Slaves of the Shinar. It took him fully six more years, umpteen rough drafts, buckets of tears and torrents of blood, to finish the novel and get it placed with The Overlook Press. During that time he also met and married his true-love, Day Mitchell, traveled with her to Tahiti, New Zealand, Kenya, Belize, Nicaragua, and a myriad of other, equally wonderful locales, and began work on two new novels, The American and Tomorrowland, and a book of travel essays about the American National Parks.

Along with his writing, Justin also has a passion for classical ballet, taking class as often as six times a week, and performing occasionally with such companies as Dances Patrelle (for whom he has also worked as administrative director), and Eidolon Ballet in Concert. He first began dancing while a student at Boise State University, and first performed with Idaho Dance Theatre.

Justin is roughly six feet tall, weighs somewhere around 185 pounds (often more, to his chagrin), has dark-brown hair and eyes, and suffers from near-sightedness, motion-sickness, and a tendency to get angry at airport personnel. His wife, a licensed social worker, is trying to help him overcome this last item, but finds the going hard.

In 2001, Justin and Day adopted a houseplant and affectionately named her Phil. Worrying that Phil was growing up alone, last year they adopted again, and are proud to be the somewhat negligent parents of a second plant, Phil Jr. They live in New York City. ...more

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	Slaves of the Shinar 3.51 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year of the Horse 3.47 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vera by Justin Allen, Jennifer Allen 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Language Arts 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions of a Young Prophet 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EHLER DANLOS SYNDROME GUIDE: A Guide to Managing EHLER DANLOS SYNDROME and how to enjoy a healthy and fulfilled life it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Whenever I come across someone speaking negatively about escapism or looking down on those who seek a temporary escape from this world, I can't help but look at them as absolute fools. To deny someone the right to find temporary peace in escapism is to deny human nature itself as well as all the benefits of such a beautiful concept. Often times, these instances show them saying that "it'll only make things worse" or "it's not gonna change anything", except, a lot of times, that's not the case at all. How many times has someone shut themselves away from the world by listening to a song they hold dear only to return more ready to face the world than before, how many times has someone learned something about themselves through the fictional events of a novel that they wouldn't have other wise, how many times has society experienced great change through people who dreamed of making the world a better place, only to eventually make those dreams into a reality.”
― Justin Allen

tags: escapism, fiction, humanity, nature

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