by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 8, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“My wife says it embarrasses her when I walk out in these shorts and shoes. But I’m lazy. I can put my costume on over them. Ready to ride. I’ve been doing this for 42 years. You have to keep it a mystery of who I am.”
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 4, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“Momma was freaking amazing. She was a volunteer firefighter and an EMT. She also helped assign numbers to houses on Dauphin Island, making 911 calls easier. But she always dreamed of having a bakery. She opened Lighthouse Bakery on Dauphin Island in 1997. I was ten...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 3, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“Destiny has Cerebral Palsy. Doctors said she wouldn’t be able to walk or talk. For a long time, she didn’t. Now she’s marching and playing the drum in Mardi Gras parades with the Magnolia Breeze Youth Ensemble. These parades are everything to Destiny. She...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 31, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Something a little different. Our Southern Souls is presenting a fundraiser show at the the Frog Pond Sunday Social in Silverhill, Alabama. My first version of writing stories started ten years ago at the Frog Pond, so I try to keep giving back. The Frog Pond is a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 28, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up Mennonite in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We lived on a dairy farm; milking cows isn’t easy. They all had names and personalities; we steered clear of Dina because she would try to kick you every time. We had a big family—Mom had ten brothers and...
