Chien Truong

5th July 2022

Who is that beyond the looking glass?

TW: Self-harm
An aimless rant, a frustrated cry, a plea for help, jotted down one night at 2 AM.

4th June 2022

Translating Chí Phèo

My Honors Thesis: A full translation of the Vietnamese story Chí Phèo

3D Render by Chien Truong on ArtStation

3rd June 2022

Dark Bramble Adventures

A detailed analysis of my 3D artwork "Dark Bramble Adventures", published on ArtStation

Photo by Hoàng Chương on Pexels

USF JGHC • 14th April 2022

I Don't Miss Home

Published and presented in USF Honors College Off the Wall art exhibition. A poetry collection that expresses my longing, grief, and memories of home.

Photo by Mitja Juraja on Pexels

Sanctuary Magazine • 15th July 2021

The Rooster

Published on Sanctuary Magazine by the Southern Regional Honors Council.

A short story about a man, a rooster, and a café in a quiet corner of Venice.

6th May 2021

Fire Market

A short fiction about a market in Saigon and a spec fic expansion of its namesake

Photo by Evgeniy Grozev on Pexels

5th May 2021

The American

A short story about a mysterious neighbor and a look into the prejudice of a gossip-operated social setting: a Vietnamese alley neighborhood.

Photo by Kai Pilger on Pexels

Thread Magazine • 11th March 2021

"Stars" and "Why" are homonyms in Vietnamese

Winner of the space-themed, 100-word micro-fiction contest by Thread, L.I.

A micro-fiction about a locksmith and his little astronaut.

Thread Magazine • 1st March 2021

Gia

Published on USF Thread Magazine. A creative nonfiction, semi-autobiography of my time in Vietnam in a small, broken family.

Photo by Şahin Sezer Dinçer on Pexels

23rd February 2021

Arkadaşlar

A short story about friendship, loss, and bliss, all under the rising sun of Istanbul