Author: Harrison
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Read “‘Neon in Nevada’ and the virtual preservation of Nevada’s fabulous historic signs” in The Usonian
In this week’s issue of The Usonian, I’m excited to bring you a post about Neon in Nevada, a new initiative of the UNR and UNLV libraries to create a digital database of Nevada’s historic neon signs, which are rapidly disappearing. This is the first edition of The Usonian’s new series, “Urban Feature,” about architecture…
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Read “A Conversation with Writer, Editor, and Literary Translator Aaron Robertson” in The Usonian
In this week’s Usonian newsletter, I’m thrilled to present an interview with writer, editor, and literary translator Aaron Robertson. We talked about translating Igiaba Scego’s novel “Beyond Babylon” from the Italian, his influences from John McPhee to Spider-Man, and his next book, “The Black Utopians.” Check out the interview here.
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Read “Blake Edwards’s ‘Experiment in Terror’ (1962)” in The Brooklyn Rail
I’m thrilled to publish a piece in The Brooklyn Rail involving five of my favorite subjects: film noir, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Lana Del Rey, and the LA Dodgers. Check out my essay on the influential film noir, “Experiment in Terror” (1962) here. Thanks for reading!
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Read “Sportswriter Brendan Donley on baseball as narrative” in The Usonian
This week’s Usonian newsletter features an interview with sportswriter Brendan Donley, creator of the “Astros Shame Tour” on Twitter, the author of An October to Remember: 1968, and the founder of The Baseball Newsletter. Check it out for a compelling take on why baseball makes for great narratives. Read the article here.
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Read “The Simple Art of Suspense” in Flying Ketchup Press blog
I am honored to have been interviewed about my suspense aesthetic for the Flying Ketchup Press blog. My short story, “Falling,” inspired from Frank Lloyd Wright’s construction of Fallingwater, will be published in Flying Ketchup Press’ “Tales from the Deep” anthology this coming June. Please support this innovative publisher based in Kansas City, Missouri. Check…
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Read “Architectural designer Angeline C. Jacques on designing for animals & climate change” in The Usonian
In this week’s Usonian newsletter, I’m proud to present an interview of Angeline C. Jacques, an architectural designer who recently won a design competition to generate a concept for the new facility for the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota. Read the article to to learn more about how Angeline designs for animals and climate…
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Read “The Black Rock Desert, Empire, NV, and the origins of ‘Nomadland’” in The Usonian
This week in my newsletter, The Usonian, I spotlight Black Rock Desert (home of Burning Man) and Empire, Nevada, inspiration for the Oscar-winning film “Nomadland.” Both areas exist in the shadow of one of the most impressive bodies of water in North American geologic history—Lake Lahontan, which once spanned 8,500 square miles of modern-day Nevada.…
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Read “A Conversation with Poet Robin Rosen Chang” in The Usonian
Check out my second interview in The Usonian, with poet Robin Rosen Chang about her debut poetry collection The Curator’s Notes, recently released by Terrapin Books. Read the article here. I’ll also be giving away one copy of the book in the first-ever “Usonian Raffle”—click on the form within the article to enter to win…
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Read “The Snyder Cut’s homage to Jack Kirby’s ‘Fourth World’ mythos” on Medium
After a long hiatus, I’m bringing back my Medium movie blog. Join me each week as I try to keep up with HBO Max / Warner Bros. releases! This week I spoke with literary scholar David Ting about the inspiration for “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” which draws heavily from Jack Kirby’s “Fourth World” stories. You…
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Watch my interview with PenDust Radio about “The Peacock”
I’d like to thank PenDust Radio for taking the time to interview me about my short story, “The Peacock,” which they published as a podcast last year (available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts). Check out the interview on YouTube for some insight into my composition of this one!