by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 28, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I was in addiction for 35 years. I grew up in south Mississippi and played baseball through college. I was going to try out for the Birmingham Barons but never showed up. Drugs and alcohol was a bigger part of my life. I started smoking weed when I was 12. Moved in...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 25, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“We’ve been walking for nine days and have walked over 100 miles. We are trying to get to Tennessee to see my niece. I haven’t seen her in 11 years, and I promised her I would get there. We have been homeless for a year and don’t have a car, so we are walking. We...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 22, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Quidell: “We’ve been married for 26 years. Now we’re both police chiefs in small towns in Mississippi. We made these Christmas decorations and are putting them in front of the Eupora Community Center. I want it to look pretty when people pull up and encourage kids to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 21, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“Skylar was my first baby. I was 24. She was born three months early. When I first saw her, I almost fell to my knees. She was in an incubator and on a high-frequency oscillating ventilator. It was such a shock, and I was in the thick of postpartum. There are many...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 15, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Tracie: “Everyone calls us the Wonder Twins. We aren’t from the same mother, but we’re sisters in every other way. We run The Ruff Wilson Youth Organization with after-school and summer programs in Daphne. ‘The Ruff’ started when the Boys and Girls Club pulled out of...
