Orion Magazine - https://orionmagazine.org/category/fiction-2/ America's Finest Environmental Magazine Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:24:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 195321810 The Needle https://orionmagazine.org/article/the-needle-fiction/ Wed, 31 May 2023 04:00:25 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=262301 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 ...

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]]> 262301 The Day the People Left https://orionmagazine.org/article/pet-rapture/ Tue, 02 May 2023 18:22:44 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=262079 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 ...

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]]> 262079 The Footprint’s Story https://orionmagazine.org/article/princess-diana-death-short-story/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:00:51 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=253523 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 ...

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]]> 253523 The Metamorphosis of Marie Martin https://orionmagazine.org/article/metamorphosis-marie-martin-grist-short-story-winner/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 04:00:24 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=250747 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 ...

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]]> 250747 Five Modern Crusoes https://orionmagazine.org/article/five-modern-crusoes-short-story/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:00:42 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=246014 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 ...

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]]> 246014 The Alien’s Tale https://orionmagazine.org/article/the-aliens-tale/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:03:32 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=239940 A short story. ...

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]]> 239940 Part Six: Showdown https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysterysix/ https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysterysix/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2021 03:10:55 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=235928 The Mystery Woman in Room Three is Orion’s new serialized young adult novel by Aya de León. ...

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]]> https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysterysix/feed/ 1 235928 Part Five: Escape https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysteryfive/ https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysteryfive/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2021 23:05:47 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=235647 The Mystery Woman in Room Three is Orion’s new serialized young adult novel by Aya de León. ...

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]]> https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysteryfive/feed/ 0 235647 Part Four: Undercover https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysteryfour/ https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysteryfour/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:02:51 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=235397 The Mystery Woman in Room Three is Orion’s new serialized young adult novel by Aya de León. ...

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]]> https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysteryfour/feed/ 0 235397 Part Three: Plotting https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysterythree/ https://orionmagazine.org/article/mysterythree/#respond Tue, 26 Oct 2021 20:08:43 +0000 https://orionmagazine.org/?post_type=article&p=235105 The Mystery Woman in Room Three is Orion’s new serialized young adult novel by Aya de León. ...

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