I’ve been accused of being pessimistic before. I reckon that’s probably fair.
#appalachia
We were somewhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway last week, the windows down and the mountains rolling past us, when Belle pointed out the window…
18 Jun 2026
Tom Dooley
I grew up with those words. Not the Kingston Trio version most people know. The one I learned was Grayson and Whitter's — older, darker,…
2 Jun 2026
Lake Lure
Back in March, the NC Libertarian Party invited me to cover their state convention as a content creator — and I turned it into a…
28 Jan 2026
Fireplace
The first years of my life were kept warm by a woodstove. If I close my eyes, I can still see Papaw bent over, loading…
Hey there! I’m Cassie Clark, a Carolina girl who grew up in two towns on opposite sides of North Carolina. My family has lived here for 8 generations, so my love for my home state is something I got honest. I’m passionate about sharing all the things that make North Carolina living so sweet – the history, the great outdoors, the culture, and the laidback lifestyle. That’s what Where the Dogwood Blooms is all about. It’s my love song to life in the Old North State; an ode to sunshine & hurricanes.
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