Katherine Hauswirth’s nonfiction centers on nature, ecology, literature, and contemplation. Her award-winning Book of Noticing--essays on nature--was released via Homebound Publications in May 2017.
The Osprey Lady (Tribute to a birder)
Essay in Catamaran Literary Review
Remembering the Tenders
Reflecting nature piece written around the memorial bench for tenders of wild orchids at a local cemetery.
Big Brother Blue Jay
An essay on time in nature with unexpected connections.
Wading into Mystery
An immersive essay from the perspective of a local memorial bench.
MORNING AT AUBURN: A SHARED BENCH SIT - Katherine Hauswirth
This essay describes time spent on Mourning Benches with a Mount Auburn Cemetery artist in residence.
Inheriting the Lake
Reflective essay on waterside lessons
The Marsh Hen
Essay about time in Acadia, and more
The Sacred is Coming at Us
This is a reflection on finding the sacred in the mundane--even our cell phones!
Heading for the Light
Piece via the On Being blog a about love, loss, and light.
Rare and Wondrous: Seeking, Finding, and Preserving Connecticut's Old Growth
Piece on the waning old growth in Connecticut and the importance of preserving it.
The Way in the Woods: A Week with Edwin Way Teale
Reflections on nature writing residency at Trail Wood, CT , in Connecticut Woodlands magazine
Sprung, in the Wayfarer
This is an excerpt from The Book of Noticing
On Vistas, Voles, and Volition
An essay inspired by my Acadia National Park residency.
What a Wonderful World
Article for Connecticut Outdoors supplement on the Stewart B. McKinney Wildlife Refuge
Overwintering Abundance
Final 2017 Almanac column for CT Woodlands