Dustin Chang : Writing

The Loneliest Man on Earth

The Loneliest Man on Earth

A Story by Dustin Chang


I developed a strange habit of sizing up women on the train on the way to work and back home. I get on, spot ..
Ma Vie Sexuelle

Ma Vie Sexuelle

A Story by Dustin Chang


I didn’t know anybody in New York and had no place to stay. It turned out that my grandmother had cousins living in Flushing, Queens, a central ..
Kissed

Kissed

A Story by Dustin Chang


It happened in the school library during the finals. How goes it? Huh? I said how goes it? Uh, okay. I found this on the floor here the other d..
Night Swimming

Night Swimming

A Story by Dustin Chang


Funny how 23 years of your life fit in a small car. There you were, on the Interstate 5 on the way to Vancouver, B.C.. Your temporary home on the beac..
Needles

Needles

A Story by Dustin Chang


The Vanderbilts were obviously well off. The little Vanderbilt, that snot-nosed little brat, needed a piano in his room on the second floor of their g..
Best Intentions

Best Intentions

A Story by Dustin Chang


On TV, there was a white polar bear swimming, trying desperately to keep afloat in the vast arctic sea. It hit Marvin Sandovsky like a brick. It hurt ..
Guttermouth

Guttermouth

A Story by Dustin Chang


F**k! Anna Delvecchio screamed as she put her right foot on the break. The car abruptly halted and the rosary on her rearview mirror swung and hit her..
Recapturing Youth

Recapturing Youth

A Story by Dustin Chang


There are desperate measures to recapture your youth. I've seen them. They usually involve changing appearances: botox shots, hair transplants, hair d..
A Movie Night in Two Chapters

A Movie Night in Two Chapters

A Story by Dustin Chang


{Adam} I am going through DVDs that are in front of me. Something he said makes me stop. “Really?” I say. “Yep,” he..
Bonfire

Bonfire

A Story by Dustin Chang


How about this? Huh? Look at me. She smacked her lips together, making a pleasant 'pop' sound. It's called Plum. There was a reddish brown color on..