Fiction
The Needle
Once there was a woman with a needle, and she needed the needle to be an oar. She felt it was, at its core, an oar, and had entered the world Continue reading
Fiction
Fiction
The Day the People Left
Editorial note: In anticipation of Orion’s Pet Week, we recalled a curious flyer for a specialized business based on the question: Who will care for all the pets left behind after Continue reading
Fiction
The Footprint’s Story
ONCE THERE WAS A PRINCE in want of a wife. The prince met a lady with gold hair, and he kissed her in front of video cameras. He took her to Continue reading
Feature
The Metamorphosis of Marie Martin
Orion Magazine · The Metamorphosis Of Marie Martin This story won 2022’s Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors climate-fiction contest from Fix, Grist’s solutions lab. Imagine 2200 asked writers to Continue reading
Feature
Five Modern Crusoes
1. It’s not easy being modern. Consider his first surprise: though the shipwreck goes exactly as expected, and no one can complain about the authentic way the waves thrash him around Continue reading