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Harrison Hill grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia and lives in Brooklyn, New York. He received his MFA in nonfiction from Columbia University, where he also taught undergraduate writing. His journalism and essays have appeared in The Cut, GQ, Vogue, Travel + Leisure, AFAR, The Guardian, and The Threepenny Review. The Oracle’s Daughter is his first book.

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Harrison Hill I'm inspired by real life stories, by ideas and people I stumble across in the real world. That's why I'm always asking friends, family members, dates…moreI'm inspired by real life stories, by ideas and people I stumble across in the real world. That's why I'm always asking friends, family members, dates, random new acquaintances if they know of a story they think is important, and that I might like to write about. There is so much out there, waiting to be uncovered -- and I want to be the one to uncover it! All of which is to say: Do YOU have a story you think I should know about? If so, get in touch!(less)

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Harrison Hill In 2018, my brother Edward and his wife Margaret moved into a ground-level apartment in Brooklyn, New York. When their basement flooded one day, a nei…moreIn 2018, my brother Edward and his wife Margaret moved into a ground-level apartment in Brooklyn, New York. When their basement flooded one day, a neighbor from across the hallway came by to help clean up. This was Sarah Green—the central character of THE ORACLE'S DAUGHTER, who in 1999 escaped a cult run by her mother. In the weeks and months that followed the basement flood, Edward and his wife, Margaret, became friendly with Sarah, who eventually began to open up about her past. Edward and Margaret said they knew someone who might want to write about her. Which, of course, I did.(less)

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