A Work of Love
IN THE EARLY 1990s, a young scientific illustrator named John Megahan got a call to work on a secret project: an encyclopedia of all known scientific observations of homosexuality in nature. Continue reading
Author Archives: Madeleine LaPlante-Dube
The Man Who Made Lonesome George Less Lonely
This story was published as a companion piece to Orion‘s Winter 2023 Love Issue, a tome about devotion. Subscribe here and learn more here. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC, the black, Continue reading
Natural Selection
WE CALLED IT THE DESERT island game. Arriving at a train station or airport gate, you’d survey your fellow passengers—those with whom you were throwing in your body to hurl through Continue reading
Sex, Death, and Plants
UNTIL I VISITED CALIFORNIA CARNIVORES, the largest carnivorous plant nursery in the United States, I didn’t know there was a world of these plants beyond the Venus flytrap. I’d grown up Continue reading
The Chilling Art of Nicole Dextras
NICOLE DEXTRAS works across diverse mediums, blending textile arts, natural materials, performance, photography, and film, to create ephemeral installations and social interventions. She utilizes plants in summer and ice in winter, Continue reading