by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 19, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“My dad is 94 and he lives with us. He doesn’t hear very well, but he still does carpentry work. We are from the Philippines and have been here 12 years. My dad would still like to go back to his country. We I have four boys. They are 35, 25, 22 and 7. We...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 19, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I am out here living life after shucking off responsibilities. I shucked off work, I am retired. I shucked off owning my own home, I sold it. I shucked off being a responsible for a son who helped me out by growing up and being a good kid. I don’t have...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 18, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“We have people from around the world coming to Bentonia for the blues festival. People have been camping on the site for a week. They stop by and fall in love with the place. We have been jukin’ and packed every night this week for open mic. The festival...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 17, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I was at the gym and came down here to enjoy God’s creation. I have a bulging disk, so the more I exercise the better I feel. Sometimes we have to stop and smell the roses and get some peace and tranquility. We get so overwhelmed and we don’t know...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 16, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“Terry’s advice was to sit down and write. Writing was so much a part of our 24 hours a day. We wrote our books on our screened in porch together. His typewriter and desk was on one side and mine was on the other. We would go to bed and he talked about...
