B.N. Harrison
Welcome to the posts page! Since I built Ophelia Theory on the bones of my former blog (Language and Light, 2016-2017) the archived posts from that time are here. New blog-style writing will also go here over time.
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What Kay meant to me – June 7, 2017
I knew of Kathryn Stripling Byer long before I ever had a conversation with her. Back in 2001, when I was a freshman at WCU,… Read more.
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Advent meditation for 6 December 2016
Annunciation, by James Tissot. I love it when the angels are weird. I’m a fairly patient person; waiting isn’t painful to me as long as I… Read more.
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Who lives, who dies, who tells your story
(My grandmother holding the first quilt I made for her, Christmas 2008.) My grandmother, Hester Ferguson Preston, passed away on October 27th. Her funeral was… Read more.
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What Kay meant to me – June 7, 2017
I knew of Kathryn Stripling Byer long before I ever had a conversation with her. Back in 2001, when I was a freshman at WCU, Kay was something of a superstar to baby English majors and aspiring writers like me. Long before I ever spoke to Kay, I fantasized about impressing her, winning her approval.…
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Advent meditation for 6 December 2016
Annunciation, by James Tissot. I love it when the angels are weird. I’m a fairly patient person; waiting isn’t painful to me as long as I know what it is I’m waiting for. When I don’t know what’s coming—when all I know is that it’s something big, something with the potential to shake up my life,…
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Who lives, who dies, who tells your story
(My grandmother holding the first quilt I made for her, Christmas 2008.) My grandmother, Hester Ferguson Preston, passed away on October 27th. Her funeral was yesterday, and I was asked to write and deliver her eulogy, so I thought I would share it here as well. Eulogy for Hester Preston 31 October 2016 When my…