{"product_id":"chaos-standard-edition-9798994114810","title":"Chaos: Standard Edition","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDebuted at #19 in LGBTQ+ Poetry and #28 in Contemporary Poetry on Kindle.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhat are we \/ when we look in the mirror? \/ ourselves? \/ or the shape \/ of all the people who left us?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eChaos\u003c\/strong\u003e, Charity Whan writes directly through the disorientation of transformation. After the ending of a marriage and reckoning with a desire that reshaped her understanding of herself, Whan examines how identity forms, fractures, and reforms. This collection of poetry, prose, and color photography presents as a kind of collage-with generational trauma, loss, regret, sexual identity, and the quiet process of reclamation all layering into a single story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese fragments of a life move through heartbreak, shame, resilience, and self-acceptance without sensationalizing any part of the story. Instead, they focus on the internal shifts-the moments when a woman realizes she can no longer keep living a version of herself that leaves her unseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirmly rooted in lived experience, \u003cstrong\u003eChaos\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection about honesty, embodiment, and the moments that force us to confront the truth we've avoided. It offers space for anyone who has ever questioned the life expected of them-and wondered who they might be on the other side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charity\/Whan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994114810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Charity Whan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161424818357,"sku":"9798994114810","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ddb808c8-a01c-45dd-90e4-e7c4484426bd.jpg?v=1768318462","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chaos-standard-edition-9798994114810","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}