York Times, “His 1993 Memoir ‘Travels With Lizabeth’, is considered a classic of the genre and brought him fame but not fortune.” The New York Times has also described this book as “a modern autobiography of a supertramp.” This book was featured in many different magazines, like the New York Times and Harper’s,'' as notable, “In 2019, a panel of book critics of The Times named “Travels With Lizabeth” one of the 50 best memoirs in the last 50 years” “On Dumpster Diving” - This short piece by Eighner was based on the dumpster diving that he started about a year before he had become completely homeless. He describes the act of dumpster diving and the thoughts he encountered about the act. He includes a section describing the three principles that go into eating safely out of a dumpster in this piece. The entries of his piece, “On Dumpster Diving”, began shortly after he became homeless in 1988 when he left a job he held for ten years. One of his biggest supporters in the success of this piece was his publisher Steven Saylor. Steven is an editor and author who was employed at the gay magazine that published Eighner’s pieces. He played a role in getting Eighner’s pieces published, including “On Dumpster Diving.” References External links Eighner's personal website Eighner's Twitter profile 1948 births 2021 deaths Writers from Texas American gay writers Homeless people Lamar High School (Houston, Texas) alumni University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni People from Corpus Christi, Texas