More Southern Souls
I learned how to fish from the man who taught me how to lay bricks
“I started fishing at the bay when I was about 18. I am 62 now and still love to fish. I catch redfish, sheepshead,...
This booth is a love letter to Mama and Yazoo City
A couple of weeks ago, I posted the story about riding around the Mississippi Delta with my mom and taking pictures....
I yearned for something deeper and realized my small garden space could set a new tone in the community
“When I was a little boy, I spent the summers with my Grandparents in the country town of Akron, AL. I eagerly...
I left Mobile and the South on graduation night
“I was a freshman at Blount High School in Prichard when integration changed everything. Students from Blount were...
Elvis’ mother came to the door and invited us in
"My teacher drove several of us from Bald Knob, AR, to Memphis to see Elvis play at the Cotton Carnival in May 1956. I...
I’m known as The Ford Man. Working on cars keeps me going
“I was born in 1935 in Walker County, one of the poorest counties in Alabama. My dad was a coal miner. He also worked...
I am 102. The world has changed so much in my lifetime.
“I am 102 years old. I grew up in Yazoo County during the Depression. My dad was a farmer and carpenter. There weren't...
This had been a year of change
“I've always had a passion to tell people's stories. I was seven when I started calling Mobile’s sports radio station,...
You have to lay it on the line sometimes
“After President Johnson left the White House, I asked to be sent to Vietnam. Once a Marine, always a Marine. You have...
I entered the Marine Reserves after college, never dreaming I would become a fighter pilot or an aide to the President of the United States
“I grew up in Memphis and played baseball at the University of Memphis. I realized that if I couldn’t hit a baseball...
I went from no electricity to working on the first moon landing
“I was born in 1925 and grew up in Cedartown, Georgia. I was one of four kids. We didn’t have electricity or running...
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Send me your suggestions for the Weavers in South Alabama - the ones who care for others and make communities better...