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Don’t Fear the Fungus
DURING THE OPENING CREDITS of the hit HBO series The Last of Us, a river of slime mold wends its way through darkness, through bushy foliate jelly mushrooms, arboreal earth tongues, Continue reading
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Sy Montgomery Answers the Orion Questionnaire
In which we get to know our favorite writers better by exploring the sacred and mundane. You’re unlikely to find a more passionate animal lover than Sy Montgomery. She’s the author Continue reading
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Animal Science vs. Morality: A Look at Aesop’s Fables
AS WE PUT TOGETHER our most recent issue of Orion, one of the texts we studied was Jo Wimpenny’s Aesop’s Animals, a meditation on many of the fables we’ve heard and recited Continue reading
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What Does It Take to Be A Good Ancestor?
IN DAVID PRITCHETT’S Mossback, swamps are living creatures — both in the sense of the bustle of activity and verdant ecosystems contained within them, as well as the impression they give Continue reading
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Mystery and Interconnection in the Sculptures of Adrian Arleo
ARTIST ADRIAN ARLEO has been molding magic from clay for over forty years. Her arresting sculpture combines human, animal, and natural imagery to create a kind of emotional and poetic power. It Continue reading