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Justin Greak

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Gay and Lesbian, Travel, Fiction

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Born and raised in small-town Texas and now an expat based in Singapore, Justin Greak writes about identity, intimacy, and what it means to start over in the middle of your life. He moved abroad in his thirties and has been writing ever since to make sense of everything that followed. He lives with his husband and a spoiled black street cat named Kopi.

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Augustin Station

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Fruit Fly

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Justin Greak and 44 other people liked Dan's review of Augustin Station: "“I used to dream about this. Not this exactly, but…something like it. Walking with someone. Not hiding.” “And how does the reality compare?” “Better.” Set in Romania. Owen, 34, is originally from Texas. He now lives in Stockholm, Sweden, and is a high " Read more of this review »
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Justin Greak rated a book really liked it Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen (Goodreads Author)	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
Interesting, but not as engaging as her previous work, Nuclear War: A Scenario. Still a compelling and terrifying read.
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Interesting, but not as engaging as her previous work, Nuclear War: A Scenario. Still a compelling and terrifying read.
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Justin Greak and 1 other person liked Gilles A's review of Augustin Station: "Being a gay man who was married at 20 at a time when being Gay was a crime, then divorced 13 years later, I related so much to this story. I did meet a man, and are together 45 years, and married 15 years. I don't ever expect my straight friends to e" Read more of this review »
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Justin Greak liked Shayne Liu's review of Augustin Station: "Reading this book feels like a deeply intimate, harrowing walk down memory lane, a journey that is the most painful, helpless, and isolating for the queer community. Greak captures Owen’s paralyzing fear of his own desire with a devastating, microsco" Read more of this review »
Jul 04, 2026 12:09PM · see review
Justin Greak and 1 other person liked scarlett's review of Augustin Station: "don’t die in the closet. anyways this was really freaking good thank you kindleunlimited for always giving me underground books about gay men !! i will say don’t sit on the aisle seat of an airplane and read chapter 12. please don’t."
Jun 28, 2026 12:50AM · see review
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“I grieve for the time we both lost, the versions of ourselves that never had room to exist. But I’m learning not to live inside that grief. There’s no neat lesson at the end of all this. Just a slow realization that I can’t reclaim those years, and that’s all right. Life isn’t something to be recast or repaired. It’s a series of drafts, each one a little better written than the last”
― Justin Greak, Augustin Station

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“But then Simon is in his car with his best friend. His voice shakes as he says the words. Just two of them: "I'm gay." And suddenly I'm crying. Silent tears at first, then deeper, body-shaking sobs that I try to muffle with my hand. I’m taken aback by this reaction, aware of the ridiculousness of it, and yet it flows out of me, a faucet turned full on, and the handle’s broken off. The man next to me pretends not to notice, angling himself away to give me privacy. I'm crying for the teenager I never got to be. For the boys I never dated. For the college years I wasted, watching others discover themselves while I hid myself deeper and deeper. For every moment I chose safety over truth. I’m crying for all those pivotal experiences I'll never have. First kisses that matter, awkward dates, figuring out who I am when I'm still young enough for it not to matter so much.”
― Justin Greak, Augustin Station

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