by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 28, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I was poisoned and got out of the hospital four days ago. I don’t know why or how it happened, but it makes you paranoid about everything. I am homeless but don’t ask for anything. I catch fish and cook them and enjoy living off the land. I don’t know where I go from...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 27, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I lived in the country in Barnwell, Alabama and had to walk almost three miles to the bus stop and catch the Foley bus to go to school in Fairhope. We lived on red dirt roads and had to walk through the tracks the cars made. Our shoes would get so clogged up we...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 25, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I was fortunate to get to come back home and find a job at Austal that utilizes my skills from 22 years in the Navy. I love Mobile more because I left it. All of those years, I was longing to come back. You don’t realize how much you love something until...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 24, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I have been sober 9 years, 4 months and 11 days. I started drinking when I was 14. I am 53 now. I finally quit when I got tired of feeling like my life didn’t mean anything to anyone, including me. I was suicidal and homicidal. I started drinking when I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 23, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“We moved from Miami to Semmes and now live on a dirt road. I am a retired preacher and our son is a pastor in Mobile. He goes to Cambodia to work with orphans. He raises money for charitable organizations. If you are a kid on the street, you are going to be...