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.
I’d like to be rid of them, but I don’t think bare-hands killing or poisons are the answer.
The EPA (and what does that stand for, again?) is flexing its muscle to stop a West Virginia mine.
My latest recycling quest smells like feet and is flecked with Virginia red clay.
We tried to reduce our trip’s impacts, but the tourism industry seemed out to thwart our attempts.
Who wouldn’t like their inbox to contain more fresh eggs and energy legislation?
They’re like flash mobs that, instead of sowing confusion, sow seeds.
As I write this, I am about to set off on a trip to New Orleans. How much CO2 will this produce, and should I offset it?