Scott Gast is a former editor of Orion magazine. He lives in western Massachusetts.
Scott Gast
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Climate and Creation
Religious leaders from the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian faiths discuss spirituality in the age of climate change. Continue reading
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5 Questions for Taylor Brorby, Editor of “Fracture: Essays, Poems, and Stories on Fracking in America”
In the past decade, fracking for natural gas has brought rapid change to landscapes and communities across the country. A new anthology of writing on the subject, Fracture: Essays, Poems, and Continue reading
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Introducing the September/October 2015 Issue
Fall in New England is glorious and quick. It seems like only days ago that katydids chattered from the green trees, and already the air is crisp and the hills ablaze Continue reading
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3 Questions for Benny Bunting, Farm Advocate
As Dean Kuipers reports in the July/August 2015 issue of Orion, a hopeful new model for providing family farmers with money to continue their work is paying dividends. But another recent Continue reading
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3 Questions for Laline Paull, Winner of the 2015 Orion Book Award
The winner of this year’s Orion Book Award, in the fiction category, is Laline Paull’s The Bees (Ecco Press). Surprising, imaginative, and riveting, Paull’s ambitious novel, written from the perspective of Continue reading
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Meet an Orion Book Award Finalist: Long Man; Invisible Beasts
Since 2007, Orion has given an annual award to books that deepen our connection to the natural world, present new ideas about the relationship between people and nature, and achieve excellence Continue reading
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Meet an Orion Book Award Finalist: The Bees; Windfall
Since 2007, Orion has given an annual award to books that deepen our connection to the natural world, present new ideas about the relationship between people and nature, and achieve excellence Continue reading
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Meet an Orion Book Award Finalist: Feral; Land of Love and Drowning
Since 2007, Orion has given an annual award to books that deepen our connection to the natural world, present new ideas about the relationship between people and nature, and achieve excellence Continue reading
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Meet an Orion Book Award Finalist: The Sixth Extinction; Zoologies
Since 2007, Orion has given an annual award to books that deepen our connection to the natural world, present new ideas about the relationship between people and nature, and achieve excellence Continue reading