Author: Harrison
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Read “Mediterranean dispatches” in The Usonian
This week in The Usonian, I’m taking into account the contemporary disasters afflicting the Mediterranean, and pointing out the signs for hope (when apparent). Check out the newsletter here.
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Read an interview with Casey Bell on her new short story collection “Little Fury” in The Usonian
“For all of my childhood and most of my life, the story was that climate change was coming… but now it’s here.” The Usonian is proud to present an interview of Casey Bell on her feminist and surreal short story collection, LITTLE FURY. Thanks for reading!
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Read “The other Philadelphia” in The Usonian
In the first Usonian+ post exclusive to paid subscribers, I’ll take you on a journey to the “other” Philadelphia—Amman, the capital of Jordan. Subscribe today to read this post and the next stops in our “world tour,” as well as other exclusive subscriber benefits. Subscribe to the annual plan by 9/15/23 for a 10% discount.…
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Become a paid subscriber to “The Usonian” and receive exclusive subscriber-only posts
Nearly two years after its launch, The Usonian is taking the next step. I’m launching paid subscriptions. Subscribe now to receive exclusive subscriber-only posts (featuring a grand tour around the world!), access to commenting and the full archive, as well as discounts to future cloud-based writing workshops led by yours truly. Learn more from the…
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Read “Carhenge” in The Usonian
This week in The Usonian, take a trip to an off-kilter roadside attraction in Alliance, Nebraska. Thanks for reading, and hope you’re having a great August.
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Read “Southwestern fantasy” in The Usonian
Pueblo Revival architecture is one of the most iconic aspects of the Southwest’s regional identity, but the style is a more modern innovation than you might expect. In fact, upon closer examination, the history of the architectural style challenges the very notion of what we view as “authentic.” Learn more about my recent essay publication…
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Read “Famagusta Collage, Part III: City of Othello” in The Usonian
This week in The Usonian we return to Famagusta for the third episode in our historical collage. This time we’ll venture to the medieval era, when Crusader knights ruled Cyprus and the island became a linchpin between East and West, and we’ll also zoom ahead to the early modern period that followed. In the late…
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Preorder “Region” from Routledge, featuring my essay “Southwestern Fantasy”
Last year in Cyprus, I came across Native American-style dreamcatchers infused with the Mediterranean evil eye motif in the north of the island. Just how did a symbol of the Southwestern United States arrive north of the UN Buffer Zone? Moreover, how did the Southwestern architectural language of Pueblo Revival architecture become identifiable the world…
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Read “I put my short fiction into ChatGPT. This is what came out” in The Usonian
This week in The Usonian, I did a little experiment—I inputted the opening paragraphs of two of my short stories into ChatGPT to see how AI would wrap up the stories. Read the essay to find out what happened next.
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Read “The modern ruins at Porto Rafti” in The World Planner
In November 2011, Constantinos Doxiadis’ Porto Rafti house, perhaps the most important work the architect built in Greece, was demolished. The Porto Rafti house, built in the twilight of Doxiadis’ life, was the embodiment of the architect’s design ideals, meant to evoke classical and traditional Cycladic island architecture. This week, in connection with my recent…