Love of Home
A RASPY, emphatic proclamation—“phoebe!”—bursts from the hemlocks Sunday morning, announcing the return of our birds. No need for an alarm clock now. At first light, the male declares his workday has Continue reading
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12 Heart-Breaking Sounds That Will Remain When There Is No Heart to Break for Them
The beauty of things was born before eyes and sufficient to itself; the / heart-breaking beauty / Will remain when there is no heart to break for it. — Robinson Jeffers, Continue reading
Sustaining Partner Profile: Larry Naylor
“Knowing that I support what Orion represents feels right.” When Larry Naylor first subscribed to Orion nearly two decades ago, he was initially attracted to the design of the magazine. A Continue reading
14 Alaskan Vocabulary Words
1. Mount Denali. The subject of a postcard photograph to send home as a misleading boast of an adventure you haven’t yet had. 2. Outhouses. When nature calls, half the town Continue reading
Life versus the Machine
I WAS IN THE LOCAL PUB with my friend Mark. We meet every Tuesday night in this tiny village in the west of Ireland to drink Guinness and play chess. I Continue reading