He studied at Brigham Young University (BYU), receiving both a bachelor's degree in then a masters in English with an emphasis in creative writing.
He has written several short stories, one of which was published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.
In 2001 and 2002 Chai won honorable mention in the Stony Brook Short fiction contest.
Chai and his wife Mary live in Orem, Utah, with their two children.
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