Erika Howsare has been a C-VILLE contributor since 2002. Her first nonfiction book is The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors (2024), and she hosted a podcast miniseries called “If You See a Deer.” She teaches writing locally.
Hurrah for Walmart! Did I just say that?
Development marches on, but it feels good to know that the Wilderness will not go under the bulldozers.
Local food in the doldrums
In a pale and chilly world, it’s tough to stay connected to our eat-local ideals
Fracking danger in our backyard
One of the 10 most endangered environments in the South is right around the corner.
Discarding oven mitts and other weird stuff
There are giveaways, and then there’s the stuff you can’t even recycle.
January 2011: A place between places
Seen through the trees on a steep Rugby-area hillside, W.G. Clark’s modern house presents a translucent glass-block face to the bustle of Barracks Road. “I’ve always admired this hillside,” says architect W.G. Clark, looking through his house’s east-facing windows. “It’s so wild.” Through the glass is a snarl of trees and vines that spill down a […]
Keeping the old cars running
Having a family member who is willing and able to work on cars is an eco-boost.