Author: Harrison

• February 22, 2024

  The giant of Gozo

  This week in The Usonian’s series for paid subscribers, a visit to the Neolithic site of Ġgantija in Malta, one of the oldest buildings in the world. [Link]. Consider a paid subscription to receive all The Usonian has to offer. [Link].
• February 8, 2024

  On Rachel Cusk’s “Outline”

  In the first blog post in “Narrative Architecture”—a new series on the storytelling choices of novelists—I take a look at Rachel Cusk’s “Outline”, a novel composed almost entirely of vignettes about the people the narrator meets, even as she avoids her own story. Check it out at the following [link].
• January 25, 2024

  An interview with Maltese writer John P. Portelli

  After you return from travel, the way you fold your clothes is never the same. One of the many insights from my interview with the extraordinary Maltese writer, John P. Portelli. Read it now in the pages of The Usonian. [Link].
• December 21, 2023

  Holiday sale: Subscribe to The Usonian before December 31 for 25% off one year

  Season’s greetings—until December 31, The Usonian is offering paid subscriptions for 25% off the list price. Join now to read monthly, exclusive dispatches in Usonian+. Subscribe today at the [link]. Happy holidays, and see you in 2024.
• December 15, 2023

  “Usonia” pilot named a Filmmatic Quarterfinalist

  I’m pleased to announce that my pilot, “Usonia,” based on one of my forthcoming novels, has been named a Quarterfinalist in Filmmatic’s 2023 Sci-Fi/Fantasy competition. I’m really proud of this script, which has been elsewhere named to the “Top List” on The Black List database, part of a world I’ve been thinking about for a…

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  December 13, 2023

  “The 20th Noir City Film Festival” in The Brooklyn Rail

  “We’re going to do it right. It’s going to be on a big screen. It’s going to be Key Largo.” For The Brooklyn Rail, I interviewed TCM presenter Eddie Muller about the 20th Noir City Film Festival. Read the article here.

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  December 2, 2023

  With thanks to the University of Auckland

  It was an honor to share my Fulbright research on Limassol, Cyprus, at the University of Auckland’s conference—Cultures, Communication, Communities: Re-Imagining the City: Legacies, Challenges, Possibilities. Many thanks to the conference organizers for crafting a multidisciplinary gathering of urban theorists, filmmakers, and linguists.

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  October 26, 2023

  Read “Cahokia” in The Usonian

  This week in The Usonian, I examine the incredible legacy of the Mound Builders. [Link]. Thanks for reading!

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  October 12, 2023

  An interview with Max Stone on “Temporary Preparations”

  This week in The Usonian, an interview with Max Stone on his excellent new poetry chapbook, “Temporary Preparations.”

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  October 6, 2023

  Become a paid subscriber to The Usonian to access “Petra”

  This week in The Usonian, a look at what it’s actually like to visit the ruins of ancient Petra—an exclusive paid subscriber post—sign up or start a free trial today to read the full story.