More Southern Souls
It Started With A Dance
Lorraine: We met at a bar. It was country western night, and he looked like a fun guy—always had a big smile in the...
We’re sowing something good for this community
"I met with the staff that Sunday in June to tell them Heavenly Pies was closing. I had a storage space and was ready...
I feel more energetic and focused than I did 40 years ago
"I'm 92. I was born in 1934 in Montrose aided by a midwife who came over before dawn to assist. When we first...
Let’s go and live as God would want us to do
Dr. Ann Pearson was born with peace into a middle-class family in Demopolis, Alabama. The youngest of two children,...
There’s nothing totally original under the sun, but there are ways to bring freshness to it, to color outside the lines
“I spent my time between Dauphin Island Parkway and downtown Mobile growing up. My parents sent me to Leinkauf...
Every kid who walks through this door is different and unique in their own way
“When I was a senior in high school, my Bell's Palsy came on — facial paralysis. I was on the swim team at McGill. I...
We want opportunities for all kids in Clarksdale
STACI: We've been here for 12 years. Clarksdale weirdly feels like home, but a different kind of home. It's not my...
We bet the house on this restaurant
Ed: I've been doing barbecue my entire life. My old man had a 55-gallon drum cut in half with refrigerator racks laid...
Let’s level up together, instead of leaving one person behind
Let's both level up together, instead of leaving one person behindAlex: We live in Dahlonega, on the tippy top of a...
I just have to educate myself on a new way to tell these stories
“My grandfathers were coal miners. They raised large families: six on one side, ten on the other. They raised a lot of...
If it weren’t for my children, I would’ve given up a long time ago
“I grew up in Dalton, Georgia, but say I’m from Chattanooga because that's where I lived my adult life and raised my...
Having to tell Noah goodbye, to see your child die—it’s impossible to imagine
“I started a photo project in 2018. Wandered around the house and photographed light, shadows, and little family...