Travis Mushett

Travis Mushett is the editor-in-chief of Blunderbuss Magazine and a writer of fiction and non-fiction. He holds a Ph.D. from the Columbia University School of Journalism where he wrote a dissertation about contemporary little magazines. Learn more about Travis' projects and escapades at travismushett.com, and feel free to hit him up via email at tmushett@gmail.com.

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Columns
Street Writer: Berlin Digressions

Berlin isn't the only city with a wall.
On November 22, 2013 / By Travis Mushett
Columns
Street Writer: Morningside Drive

Writing is misery. Thank god for the egotism and obsession that make it possible.
On November 8, 2013 / By Travis Mushett
Columns
Street Writer: Orchard Street

The Lower East Side begs you to take its authenticity seriously, but does the authentic need to beg?
On November 1, 2013 / By Travis Mushett
Columns
Street Writer: 26th Street

Bellevue, communism, forgotten poets, and zero calorie organic vegan whiskey. Travis digs up the secrets of 26th Street.
On October 25, 2013 / By Travis Mushett
Columns
Street Writer: MacDougal Street

Travis sets out to write a street-by-street psychogeography of Manhattan. First up, Greenwich Village's MacDougal St.
On October 18, 2013 / By Travis Mushett
Shrapnel
The Best of Blunderbuss Search Terms

"best internal swallow ever." "porta reican girls wereing swimsuit." The roads that brought you to Blunderbuss are strange indeed.
On August 13, 2013 / By Travis Mushett
Shrapnel
The Great “Nordic” Novel: A Children’s Treasury of Uncomfortable Gatsbyisms

Nick Carraway wants it both ways. Rich WASPs are repugnant, and the only folks who matter. Travis catalogs his hypocrisies.
On May 10, 2013 / By Travis Mushett
Essays
Get Rude: In Praise of Obnoxious and Annoying Activism

As student protesters up at Dartmouth College are proving, sometimes you need to get impolite to provoke an adult conversation.
On April 24, 2013 / By Travis Mushett
Art
Islands Apart: An Interview with Artist Jessica Feldman

Manhattan has pushed its undesirables to the tiny islands that surround it. Last fall, Jessica Feldman brought them back home.
On March 28, 2013 / By Travis Mushett