May 13, 2020
I want to tell stories that help people understand
“I wrote a poem when I was three. It was “A Foot Called Belly Button” and was published ...
May 12, 2020
We are waiting for our first grandbaby
“We are waiting outside Thomas Hospital for our first grandbaby to be born. It is a nice ...
May 11, 2020
No matter how long you live in a place, you can be erased and ignored
“My great-great grandfather, Mike Houston was born in Stockton, Alabama in 1863, and moved to ...
May 10, 2020
If I am going to work from a place of passion, I want it to be where I know their stories and they know mine
“I was born and raised in Happy Hills. I graduated from Alabama A&M and Cumberland ...
May 9, 2020
When you have the Coronavirus, you feel like a leper with a scarlet C on your chest
“I was working as a location coordinator for a movie shooting here. We wrapped out a ...
May 8, 2020
By the time I finally got out, my babies and I were Homeless
“Growing up in a broken home in Fairhope, I saw my parents fight all of the time. Some days the ...
May 7, 2020
I thank Jesus for letting me be one of the many who is helping feed his lambs
“I was a union pipe welder and retired. I have been driving school buses for five years. ...
May 6, 2020
The Sounds of Humankind
If a tornado’s call sounds like freight trains and bees, humankind’s response ...
May 6, 2020
I knew when I was 12 years old that I was going to marry her
“Our parents knew each other from mission trips to Honduras. We grew up together. We dated off ...
May 5, 2020
Quitting was never an option. All you can do is adapt and change.
“I grew up in Mobile and started working in restaurants when I was 18. I thought I was ...