Writing in Times of Dire Need
In the introduction to her latest book, Bright Unbearable Reality, Anna Badkhen states that one in seven humans have left their birthplaces, many of them crossing political borders because of disasters Continue reading
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Messengers from the Past
Priyanka Kumar’s “Messengers from the Past” is excerpted from Conversations with Birds. I. THE CROWN JEWEL OF OUR National Wildlife Refuge System, the Bosque del Apache, has been my annual pilgrimage Continue reading
The Norwegian Concept of Friluftsliv Is for Everyone
The following is an excerpt from The Open-Air Life by Linda Åkeson McGurk. Friluftsliv is intimately connected with the Nordic culture, landscape, history, and mindset, but our craving for nature is Continue reading
Orion Staff on What You Should Read, Watch, and Do in November
Recent encounters with art and beauty on paper, screen, or in nature. VIEW The Great Silence I once spent several months trying to learn as much as I could Continue reading
George Saunders on Writing
You might see George Saunders’s first four books of short stories as a whole life’s creative growth compressed into a dozen years: discovering voice, developing characters, settling into themes, and guiding Continue reading