debenbach.bsky.social
@debenbach.bsky.social
Writer type person. Preoccupied with the human condition.
www.davidebenbach.com
www.davidebenbach.com
My own experience of depression was shaped in part by, when I was young, not having language to describe it. But even clinical language wasn't going to be enough.
I'm really proud of this piece, "Find Your Own Words," which was just published by To Write Love On Her Arms!
twloha.com/blog/find-yo...
I'm really proud of this piece, "Find Your Own Words," which was just published by To Write Love On Her Arms!
twloha.com/blog/find-yo...
March 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
My own experience of depression was shaped in part by, when I was young, not having language to describe it. But even clinical language wasn't going to be enough.
I'm really proud of this piece, "Find Your Own Words," which was just published by To Write Love On Her Arms!
twloha.com/blog/find-yo...
I'm really proud of this piece, "Find Your Own Words," which was just published by To Write Love On Her Arms!
twloha.com/blog/find-yo...
What are you doing to stay sane these days, folks?
March 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
What are you doing to stay sane these days, folks?
Now all we need is a revenge Superbowl against the Raiders! #FlyEaglesFly
February 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Now all we need is a revenge Superbowl against the Raiders! #FlyEaglesFly
Twice today I felt like I knew what I was doing and in 2025 that counts as a pretty good day
February 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Twice today I felt like I knew what I was doing and in 2025 that counts as a pretty good day
What happens when you put your life in a food processor? Find out in this interview I did with the Hong Kong Review! Thanks, Tony Huang, for the great questions!
www.hongkongreview.co/post/life-le...
www.hongkongreview.co/post/life-le...
Life Lessons in Literature: David Ebenbach Talks Possible Happiness
In this interview, David Ebenbach discusses his novel Possible Happiness, exploring themes of joy, parenting, and the complexities of youth.
www.hongkongreview.co
February 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What happens when you put your life in a food processor? Find out in this interview I did with the Hong Kong Review! Thanks, Tony Huang, for the great questions!
www.hongkongreview.co/post/life-le...
www.hongkongreview.co/post/life-le...
You know, Influenza sounds really fun, like the name of a distant, old-world great aunt who leaves you a pile of money and a castle when she dies, but actually it just sucks.
January 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
You know, Influenza sounds really fun, like the name of a distant, old-world great aunt who leaves you a pile of money and a castle when she dies, but actually it just sucks.
Keep doing the work, friends. Keep doing the work!
January 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Keep doing the work, friends. Keep doing the work!
I just heard “Never Gonna Give You Up” on the radio, just a song on the radio, not even a rickroll, and it was so unexpected to hear it in that innocent way, such a surprise, that in the end it functioned as a rickroll anyway
January 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I just heard “Never Gonna Give You Up” on the radio, just a song on the radio, not even a rickroll, and it was so unexpected to hear it in that innocent way, such a surprise, that in the end it functioned as a rickroll anyway
January is great because...wait what was I talking about again?
January 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
January is great because...wait what was I talking about again?
Folks, I love visiting book groups (virtually or in-person) to talk with readers about my books. If you know of a book group that might be interested in talking about my new novel Possible Happiness and might be interested in an author visit, let me know!
davidebenbach.com/happiness
davidebenbach.com/happiness
January 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Folks, I love visiting book groups (virtually or in-person) to talk with readers about my books. If you know of a book group that might be interested in talking about my new novel Possible Happiness and might be interested in an author visit, let me know!
davidebenbach.com/happiness
davidebenbach.com/happiness
I've been rewatching Gilmore Girls as comfort food again, and I think I finally understand the message: Nightmare parents produce awesome daughters (Lorelai, Lane) and sons who are appealing but irresponsible man-babies (Christopher, Jess, Logan)—whereas awesome parents produce brats (Rory).
January 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I've been rewatching Gilmore Girls as comfort food again, and I think I finally understand the message: Nightmare parents produce awesome daughters (Lorelai, Lane) and sons who are appealing but irresponsible man-babies (Christopher, Jess, Logan)—whereas awesome parents produce brats (Rory).
Hooray for the Threepenny Review, which just published my poem “My Mother Visits Norway”!
December 17, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Hooray for the Threepenny Review, which just published my poem “My Mother Visits Norway”!
This looks fun!
SooooooOOOO who would like to join us this holiday season with our first ever rejections advent calendar?
For a week, we will send you a goofy rejection in your inbox so you can feel like a writer heading into the holidays? Each letter will be crafted by a different NAWP writer!
For a week, we will send you a goofy rejection in your inbox so you can feel like a writer heading into the holidays? Each letter will be crafted by a different NAWP writer!
December 17, 2024 at 6:05 PM
This looks fun!
Hey—not sure why, but it looks like my novel How to Mars is going for just $4.99 (ebook) on Amazon right now! This might be a great time to visit the red planet—while staying in the black, financially.
www.amazon.com/How-Mars-Dav...
www.amazon.com/How-Mars-Dav...
December 15, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Hey—not sure why, but it looks like my novel How to Mars is going for just $4.99 (ebook) on Amazon right now! This might be a great time to visit the red planet—while staying in the black, financially.
www.amazon.com/How-Mars-Dav...
www.amazon.com/How-Mars-Dav...
Just before the darkest day of the year: the light of poetry. I'll be reading with 18 brilliant Jewish poets on December 19th—come bask in the glow (virtually)! Thanks to @readinstead.bsky.social for hosting! RSVP at the link:
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www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...
December 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Just before the darkest day of the year: the light of poetry. I'll be reading with 18 brilliant Jewish poets on December 19th—come bask in the glow (virtually)! Thanks to @readinstead.bsky.social for hosting! RSVP at the link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...
www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...
If we're going to get AIs into the publishing business, maybe one could be delegated to feel really depressed on my behalf about the publishing industry
Says the CEO of HarperCollins on AI:
"One idea is a “talking book,” where a book sits atop a large language model, allowing readers to converse with an AI facsimile of its author."
Please, just make it stop, somebody.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"One idea is a “talking book,” where a book sits atop a large language model, allowing readers to converse with an AI facsimile of its author."
Please, just make it stop, somebody.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray on Hot Print Book Sales and the Use of AI
Deluxe editions of popular titles are driving sales of print books this holiday season, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said at a media conference this week. The company is also looking at various AI-d...
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December 11, 2024 at 8:54 PM
If we're going to get AIs into the publishing business, maybe one could be delegated to feel really depressed on my behalf about the publishing industry
If they had really wanted me to see the forest, they shouldn't have put all those trees in front of it
December 10, 2024 at 2:47 PM
If they had really wanted me to see the forest, they shouldn't have put all those trees in front of it
One of my students today told me that I should be a standup comedian and I was quite proud of that until I started wondering if she meant as opposed to a teacher
December 9, 2024 at 8:26 PM
One of my students today told me that I should be a standup comedian and I was quite proud of that until I started wondering if she meant as opposed to a teacher
My ineptitude at galas has become relevant in my life more times than I expected it would
December 8, 2024 at 1:41 AM
My ineptitude at galas has become relevant in my life more times than I expected it would
I am an influencer, so long as you take into account the butterfly effect
December 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I am an influencer, so long as you take into account the butterfly effect
I also have a problem with "head over heels." Head over heels is normal for an awake person. Like, is the person in the expression normally passed out horizontally, and they only finally stood up when they fell in love?
December 6, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I also have a problem with "head over heels." Head over heels is normal for an awake person. Like, is the person in the expression normally passed out horizontally, and they only finally stood up when they fell in love?
Are rodeos so complicated to go to? I bet I would understand what was going on even if it WAS my first rodeo.
December 5, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Are rodeos so complicated to go to? I bet I would understand what was going on even if it WAS my first rodeo.
Dammit—some idiot assigned my students to do a pretty huge amount of writing in my course at the end of the semester, and somehow it's on me to keep up with it
December 4, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Dammit—some idiot assigned my students to do a pretty huge amount of writing in my course at the end of the semester, and somehow it's on me to keep up with it
I enjoyed talking about Possible Happiness with Christina Consolino!
christinaconsolino.com/2024/12/02/h...
christinaconsolino.com/2024/12/02/h...
December 3, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I enjoyed talking about Possible Happiness with Christina Consolino!
christinaconsolino.com/2024/12/02/h...
christinaconsolino.com/2024/12/02/h...