Lars Eighner

Ready to learn more about this author? Take a look at Eighner's own homepage. It has the latest news, and links to a Lizbeth Memorial, an online writing course, and some of his work in etext.

Here's an Eighner biography from the Texas Homeless Network. There are also a couple of photos on this page, and some related links.

For an update to the essay you've just read, take a look at this letter Eighner wrote called "The Dumpster System 2000."

Click here and you'll be taken to Eighner's online interactive writing course.

The title of this essay is "Dumpster Diving on the Web." What's the main subject, and how can you compare this piece to the one in your text? What do you make of Eighner's interest in the Internet?

For a bit of background information about this author's work experience in Texas, visit this page, which offers the history of the asylum in Austin where Eighner once had a job.

Here's another essay on Dumpster Diving, complete with tips and etiquette. Which do you prefer, this essay or Eighner's? Explain.