Otters in Winter
WHEN AN OTTER DIES, it disappears into earth or river, leaving no obvious sign. Even with the attention given to the otter, with meticulous improvements to its habitat and generally cleaner Continue reading
WHEN AN OTTER DIES, it disappears into earth or river, leaving no obvious sign. Even with the attention given to the otter, with meticulous improvements to its habitat and generally cleaner Continue reading
The McKenzie River’s half in shade, half molten silver and today, in the shallow water, a single salmon, has made it back to where she began, her scintillant body that moves Continue reading
I SCRAPE, RINSE, lift, fold, and stretch. I squeeze and twist. The colors, tawny and bluish, swell. I feel the thickness of the neck, the holes. The smell clings, musky and Continue reading
This story was published as a companion piece to Orion‘s Winter 2023 Love Issue, a tome about devotion. Subscribe here and learn more here. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC, the black, Continue reading
THE HOMING INSTINCT is widely shared among animals. The territory. The nest site. The song, a proclamation of home. The squabbles and the chases, a demonstration of having it, an insistence Continue reading