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Fugitive Colors
Editor’s Note: This story is from Orion’s Spring issue, 1997. We are unlocking this archive piece to celebrate the release of The Book of Bugs, on sale now. ON JUNE 4, Continue reading
This Self-Taught Scientific Illustrator Likes to Draw Bugs
Editor’s note: You’ll recognize Joe MacGown’s work in our latest anthology, The Book of Bugs. Joe A. MacGown is a self-taught artist originally from Maine but later relocated to Starkville, Mississippi Continue reading
Good Citizens
Editor’s Note: Celebrate the release of The Book of Bugs with us, on sale now! DESPITE POPULAR OPINION, I have never disliked cockroaches. As a child I took solace in the Continue reading
‘The Metamorphosis’ Transforms with This Charming Translation
After years of Richard Dawkins-like grumpiness, I finally revisited Kafka’s The Metamorphosis through Susan Bernofsky’s 2014 translation and discovered it as a whole new creature: sweet, charming, curious, and terrifyingly realistic. Continue reading
5 Flies You Should Know
In a recent Twitter poll, an entomologist asked his more than thirty thousand followers to “choose wisely” and then gave them four options: wasps, beetles, flies, or moths. The lack of Continue reading