Where the Dogwood Blooms

There’s something about a cotton field in October that makes you stop and look twice. Ride down a two-lane road in eastern North Carolina this time of year, particularly through Sampson County, and you’ll see what I mean. Row after row of white cotton stretches toward the tree line, looking for all the world like somebody laid a blanket of snow across the fields before winter...

Every marriage has a few arguments that will never be settled. Duke or Carolina. Eastern-style or Lexington-style barbecue. And in our house, there’s one more question that apparently requires a lifetime of debate: whose ghost light is better?

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Yesterday, Bug looked at Belle, tilted her head, and said, “Well, you sweet summer child.”

I nearly fell out of my chair laughing.

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Last week, I drove to Raleigh.

By midmorning, I was sitting in a federal courtroom beside Matt Van Swol, watching as ten noncitizens accused of voter fraud were indicted. Later that afternoon, I stood outside the Terry Sanford Federal Building with the rest of the press pool as a press conference got underway. Standing out there among people who’ve made a career of thi...

I’ll be honest with y’all. When a lady from Tieks reached out and asked if I’d like a free pair of their ballet flats to review, I read that email about three times.

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