Travis Eisenbise
@teisenbise.bsky.social
(he/him/🏳️🌈) Associate Director, Sewanee Writers’ Conference. Formerly of Brooklyn. Opera enjoyer. Stories in Gulf Coast, Joyland, Masters Review Anthology X, and Denver Quarterly. Enjoying the writing community. Say hi.
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How to become a writer checklist: writing a book is the worst idea you've had yet! You're not going to make any money! It's going to be nearly impossible to get people to care! Nobody has heard of you! Then go for it.
November 25, 2024 at 2:44 PM
How to become a writer checklist: writing a book is the worst idea you've had yet! You're not going to make any money! It's going to be nearly impossible to get people to care! Nobody has heard of you! Then go for it.
My 2023 in books. Grateful to all the wonderful writers I met who shared their wisdom and encouragement.❤️
December 31, 2023 at 2:10 PM
My 2023 in books. Grateful to all the wonderful writers I met who shared their wisdom and encouragement.❤️
Find of the day 🙌🏼
December 26, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Find of the day 🙌🏼
An annual tradition. Some of my favorites this time are: “Do You Belong to Anybody?” (Maya Binyam), “Treasure Island Alley” (Da-Lin), “Annunciation” (Lauren Groff), “Bebo” (Jared Jackson), and “Compromisos” (Manuel Muñoz)
December 18, 2023 at 12:31 PM
An annual tradition. Some of my favorites this time are: “Do You Belong to Anybody?” (Maya Binyam), “Treasure Island Alley” (Da-Lin), “Annunciation” (Lauren Groff), “Bebo” (Jared Jackson), and “Compromisos” (Manuel Muñoz)
Picked this one up because it’s shortlisted for the National Book Awards. (Being announced on Wednesday!) Favorites include: Blue, The Spider, Candy for Hanif, and Due North.
November 13, 2023 at 1:04 PM
Picked this one up because it’s shortlisted for the National Book Awards. (Being announced on Wednesday!) Favorites include: Blue, The Spider, Candy for Hanif, and Due North.
One of the gayest, most intimate books I’ve read in a while. Very happy it exists in the world. 🙏🏼❤️
November 10, 2023 at 1:08 PM
One of the gayest, most intimate books I’ve read in a while. Very happy it exists in the world. 🙏🏼❤️
Have been and will also be a Dan Chaon fan. A great follow-up to “Among the Missing.” Favorites: The Bees, Stay Awake, and Thinking of You in Your Time of Sorrow. Reading through The Story Prize winners and finalists (very slowly!).
October 28, 2023 at 7:24 PM
Have been and will also be a Dan Chaon fan. A great follow-up to “Among the Missing.” Favorites: The Bees, Stay Awake, and Thinking of You in Your Time of Sorrow. Reading through The Story Prize winners and finalists (very slowly!).
The pace of this book is wild. The depth and insight it reveals is gut-wrenching. The craft of it all is stunning. Plus there’s a scene with Nic Cage that is *chef’s kiss.* A hell of an achievement.
October 15, 2023 at 12:48 PM
The pace of this book is wild. The depth and insight it reveals is gut-wrenching. The craft of it all is stunning. Plus there’s a scene with Nic Cage that is *chef’s kiss.* A hell of an achievement.
I love lit mag newsletters, except when I have a story under submission there. I gasp multiple times a month.
October 10, 2023 at 10:09 PM
I love lit mag newsletters, except when I have a story under submission there. I gasp multiple times a month.
One of the most unique and visceral short story collections I’ve run across recently. Definitely looking forward to Chain-Gang All-Stars. Favorites here include: The Finklestein, The Era, and Zimmer Land.
October 5, 2023 at 11:52 AM
One of the most unique and visceral short story collections I’ve run across recently. Definitely looking forward to Chain-Gang All-Stars. Favorites here include: The Finklestein, The Era, and Zimmer Land.
2023 third quarter book round-up! Been a busy few months, but really inspired by all these great books and the authors behind them. 🥰
October 1, 2023 at 12:34 PM
2023 third quarter book round-up! Been a busy few months, but really inspired by all these great books and the authors behind them. 🥰
Have been reading this collection each morning over the past week. Really enjoyed this one. Perfect with coffee and sunrises. My favorites: The Subject, The Sorrows of Others, Propriety, and Compromise.
September 21, 2023 at 12:14 PM
Have been reading this collection each morning over the past week. Really enjoyed this one. Perfect with coffee and sunrises. My favorites: The Subject, The Sorrows of Others, Propriety, and Compromise.
Ashamed to admit this is my first Garth Greenwell. It won’t be my last. Three cheers for Proustian gayness in Bulgaria.
September 20, 2023 at 11:28 AM
Ashamed to admit this is my first Garth Greenwell. It won’t be my last. Three cheers for Proustian gayness in Bulgaria.
Lise Davidsen at The Met. What a joy.
September 15, 2023 at 2:37 AM
Lise Davidsen at The Met. What a joy.
When summer ends, opera begins. 🥰
September 14, 2023 at 11:41 PM
When summer ends, opera begins. 🥰
When your hubs is a quilter, working from home has more of a bucolic feel.
September 13, 2023 at 8:34 PM
When your hubs is a quilter, working from home has more of a bucolic feel.
Did my part 💪🏼
September 13, 2023 at 8:09 PM
Did my part 💪🏼
Lauren Groff and Miranda July for the launch of The Vaster Wilds. At St. Ann’s for Books are Magic. 🥰
September 13, 2023 at 12:08 AM
Lauren Groff and Miranda July for the launch of The Vaster Wilds. At St. Ann’s for Books are Magic. 🥰
Former Twitter/X transplant. Working to rebuild some community here. To start off, here’s a brief taste of my summer. Lots of reading and lots of sitting around attempting (ha!) to write. Onward.
September 12, 2023 at 10:29 AM
Former Twitter/X transplant. Working to rebuild some community here. To start off, here’s a brief taste of my summer. Lots of reading and lots of sitting around attempting (ha!) to write. Onward.