Why would trees go through the trouble of making this energetically expensive class of molecule in their leaves right before ...

Their fascinating, morbid jewelry was beautiful and repulsive, but I couldn’t muster anything to say. I simply stood and ...

Brian Doyle (1956-2017) was the longtime editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, in Oregon. He was the author of six collections of essays, two nonfiction books, two collections of ...

The Name of Time: Forty origin stories for the anthropocene The Summer of 2022 marks Orion’s 40th anniversary, which means our Summer issue this year is something entirely new: The Name of Time: 40 ...

For part two of this two-part series, see The Ecology of Work. ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION proceeds apace in spite of all the warnings, the good science, the 501(c)3 organizations with their memberships ...

IN THIS ISSUE, Holly Haworth peels back the world’s skin in “Bodies of Knowledge.” Katrina Vandenberg explores how a flower became our companion in the dark. In “Bayou Sutra,” Emily Sekine finds home ...

In this issue of Orion, we chart a life punctuated by rituals—from childbirth to coming of age to marriage to burial—all written in the material of nature: leaves, flowers, fire, water, food, seeds, ...

It’s Orion‘s very first love issue! This special Winter issue is perfect to cozy up with on the long, dark nights ahead, complete with stories and poems buzzing with affection, companionship, mating ...

In it, she asks, “How do we build the future on a deep yes, a deep longing for what we want?” This powerful inquiry is a question that continues to guide me as I work to empower others to imagine a ...

Geetha Iyer was born in India and grew up in the United Arab Emirates, and moved to the United States to study biology. She has since become an MFA student at Iowa State University’s Creative Writing ...

Derek Walcott is a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is currently Professor of Poetry at the University of Essex. His works include the Homeric epic ...