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This Produce Department Is My Happy Spot
“This produce department is my happy spot. It’s usually the first or second stop when a customer comes in. I want...
We’ve known each other for over fifty years
“We're part of the Alba High School Class of 1972. We've known each other for over fifty years; some of us were in the...
The drugs were like a warm hug
Seen my share of Broken halos Folded wings that used to fly They've all gone Wherever they go Broken halos that used...
We retired, but we haven’t slowed down. We’re not idle people.
Irene: “My family has been on this land in Baldwin County for generations. Out here, you were either a fisherman or a...
Life’s a Pretty Good Humbler
“I worked in the oil field for six or seven years, but around 2017 the industry went to poop. There wasn't enough...
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Spookie Dookie Cares About You
Holley: “Only one person can have a ‘poopie day,’ and that’s me. I dressed up as Spookie Dookie a month ago. Now, if...
A lot of things happening here are happening in other places around the world
“I was raised in Money, Mississippi. My dad was a sharecropper, and I helped him pick cotton. He also had side hustles...
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Caring About People Is My Gift
“I was born on Cape Cod in New England. My dad served in the Navy during World War II. My mother left us after the...
Here’s the cover of Our Southern Souls Vol. II
Here’s the cover of Our Southern Souls Vol. ll. Pre-sale starts at the beginning of September and the book comes out...
MS has stole a lot of time from me and my career. It also introduced me to the resilient side that I hadn’t met before, showing me who I am. Then the music returned.
“I grew up in Bay Minette, Alabama, quitting school in the eleventh grade to pursue music. I was five or six and...