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I’m Harrison.

They/Them

I’m an aspiring novelist, writer and editor, looking to apply my writing skills to new projects.

My Approach

Collaborative

One of my favorite aspects of writing is collaboration with other creators. From as far back as high school, I was writing and performing comedic sketches with my “humorous duo” partner for my school’s speech and drama team! And I’ve worked with fellow tutors to hone our writing/tutoring skills and create educational material for students. I’d love to be a part of any team that gives me the opportunity to help create narrative and art!

Creative

I’m passionate about testing the boundaries of genres and trying experimental kinds of writing. I am constantly playing with voice, point of view, and perspective in my writing. I love to subvert expectations and give readers an interesting, creative, and complex reading experience. I want to be a part of a collaborative team where I can try new things, explore what audiences are most interested in, and play off of popular trends with new and creative spins!

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Tutor

Collaborating to grow my
writing skills with others
Content Creator

Looking for new mediums to expand
my stories and broaden my horizons
Writer

Pushing boundaries and experimenting
with new ways of telling more creative stories

The Trail

This is a selection from the beginning of my current work-in-progress novel, The Trail. This novel is a genre-bending story about three strangers who find themselves drawn together on “The Trail”, a sort of Twilight Zone or Welcome to Night Vale like reimagining of the Appalachian Trail, full of ruined cities, warring literary cults, monstrous demon birds, and fascist politicians. The novel deals heavily with politics, gender identity, and sexuality all framed by the surreal landscape of The Trail.

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A Portfolio in Scarlet

Unrequited Love Lake

This is an excerpt from an older story. It is a murder mystery story, heavily inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries. It follows a bi Indian American teenage girl living in rural Oregon, obsessed with solving crimes, while also dealing with living alone and facing racism in smalltown Oregon. She becomes embroiled in what looks like a copycat murder, events repeating themselves from the famous case ten years prior.

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“Compulsory
Heterosexuality
in The Mirror in the Well”

This is an academic essay I wrote for a 2019 class on sexuality and gender in literature. It focuses on connecting famous poet and feminist/queer scholar, Adrienne Rich, to a short novella we read in class, The Mirror in the Well, by Micheline Aharonian Marcom. This essay synthesizes many texts of critical theory and ideas from the novel. It required a lot of reading and research and making connections to tease out some of the broader themes hidden in the novella.

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