by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 3, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Trinidad, and my parents lived in the country. I have two girls. One is 24, and the other is seven. I gave birth to the youngest when I was 46, but it was beautiful. I am starting over, and she keeps me young. When I was a little girl, I wanted to make...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 2, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“We are on our way to work at the hospital. Two of us are nurses and two of us draw blood.” Havana, Cuba (These stories are from my trip to Cuba at the beginning of January)
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 2, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I taught myself how to play the trumpet. In church, they asked who wants to be a musician. I picked the trumpet because it’s the instrument mentioned most in the Bible. The music teacher came once and never returned, but I have been playing for 10 years. I graduated...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 1, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I was once a teacher, but now I sell coffee with milk on the corner. It is the only job I can get. I make about 500 or 600 pesos a day, but that is not enough. It costs 200 pesos for a pound of rice and 1500 pesos for a carton of eggs. Everything is more expensive....
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 1, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“My three children have a prize. It’s me. I fight for them and can’t let things go down. I didn’t think that I would be standing here today. I was paralyzed while giving birth to my son and thought I was going to die. But I am strong and not defeated so easily....
