by Lynn Oldshue | May 4, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I worked at Ruby Tuesday for almost 20 years. First at the Foley store, then Fairhope. It was my life. I did anything and everything in the kitchen and I was the salad bar guy. I worked 40 hours a week and took the bus to work every day. $2.50 each way for the first...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 3, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was about 12 when I picked up a clarinet for the first time because I liked the way the case looked. I joined the band and was last chair all year long. My parents were going through a bitter divorce. As their problems became worse, I retreated into the clarinet....
by Lynn Oldshue | May 2, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Ethiopia and lived there for 22 years. I went to German School and by the age of 13, I spoke five languages. But that was everybody. My parents‘ friends owned hotels and I got to run around in them. It was a great adventure and I dreamed of owning my own...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 1, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am the son of a cop and a lunch lady from Chicago and followed my dad’s footsteps into public service. After moving to Alabama for a paramedic job in Huntsville, issues arose with my wife. I became a divorced single father with custody of four children, two...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 30, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“When I was 14, was emancipated by a Kentucky judge from a mother who was more concerned about getting high than caring for her children. I was the same age as my oldest daughter is now, but I grew up fast and have supported myself ever since. I was the youngest of 10...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 29, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“Gardenia was my mom’s favorite flower and there are gardenia bushes the back yard. She picked them and delivered them in water bottles. Her mother taught her that if someone brings you something in a dish, clean it and put something else inside when you...