by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 15, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“This building was my dad’s appliance store in Yazoo City. I’ve worked here ever since I was seven. I dusted and swept for $2 a week, but I was overpaid. I always liked the store, but dad told me to do something else with my life. After I graduated...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 8, 2021 | A Southern Soul
I left Cuba by boat in 1994 with my husband, sister, and 10 other people. I was 17 and held my young child in my arms. I was also four months pregnant and terrified. The government warned that if they caught us in the water, they would take our kids away, but things...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 1, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I was born after World War One. I had bronchial asthma for a long time when I was young. The doctors thought I would die. I was confined to my room and books were my only companion. I read a William Wordsworth poem about daffodils. We had daffodils in our yard, so I...
