In 2001 Ben Casey published a book of essays and photographs which were observations about life not only in Pamlico County, but these United States and the world. Some included bits of advice gleaned from his mother who had recently passed away, hence the name of the book, Mama Always Said.

AC Snow, noted retired editor and newspaper columnist in Raleigh, NC, said this of Casey’s work in Mama Always Said, “Reading Ben Casey’s work is like sitting across the table from Ben Casey with a cup of coffee. He flavors the moments with a bit of sugar, (humor), a dash of cream, (earthbound philosophy), and the caffeine of compassion that abides deep within him. You leave feeling good about him and better about yourself.”

Reverend Bob Inskeep, former morning radio personality on WRAL 101.5 FM in Raleigh, NC, now the Associate Pastor of Raleigh’s First Presbyterian Church, said, “Ben Casey, son of Pamlico County, is like a lighthouse – a warm beacon that attracts all the interesting people, and a bright light that illuminates each one’s unique story. It is a gift of light that lets Ben humbly draw out the divine from the simplicity of life. You don’t have to read Ben Casey. Just open the book and let the voices talk to you.”

Mary Duke Biddle Semans of Durham, NC, wrote, “Reading this is like holding joy in one’s hand. The flavor is that of a Southern country tonic.”

TimValentine, retired from the US Congress, NC 2nd District, labeled Casey’s writing as “laced with solid, old-fashioned honesty and wit. Like a stroll along the backroads of Eastern North Carolina, it is entertaining and full of surprises. Mama Always Said is pleasant and pithy reading, a very meaningful contribution from the pen of a keen observer of life lived by most of us hereabouts.”
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