
One Last Curtain Call
The Dolly Daily name endured—but everything else changed. Interns replaced our banter, freelancers filled the RSS feed, and a Dollywood PR rep joined our Zooms.
A week before the season preview, I snapped a grainy bar photo in L.A., captioned it “Sometimes you have to love something from afar.” The socials went dark.
Steve replied with a single fire emoji. No words. Just that tiny spark against an empty screen.