After my husband left me, I had to start over from scratch

by Lynn Oldshue | May 4, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I have been working at this gas station for almost two years. I was married before this and stayed home, but now I am separated. He left me. We had been together for 34 years. It is hard. I had to start over from scratch. After he left me, I was homeless and...

We are courting

by Lynn Oldshue | May 1, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“We aren’t married.” “He is a widower and I am a widow and we have known each other for many years. We are courting.” “It’s not my fault. I’ve asked her, but she keeps turning me down.” “No. I just tell him...

It is a challenge to be an artist in a really conservative family, but being an artist is not a choice for me, it is what I have to do

by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 30, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I am an artist, but I have to do something practical, like cutting hair, to make my mama happy. Cutting hair is familiar. As an artist you can be introverted, so doing hair is a way to have one-on-one relationships. It is personable. The art started about 16...

I wanted to be someone else and started doing the things the person I wanted to be would do

by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 28, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I am a divorce lawyer among other things. I have a 6-pack captain’s license and used to run fishing charters in the Gulf. I am a spear fisherman and I started to play the five-string banjo when I was 14. I am a frustrated local musician and a cook. I have...

I think I am a better talker than bass player

by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 28, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I am a music lover who got to play in my favorite band, but I didn’t have a talent for it. I have a better toolbox for podcasting. I think I am a better talker than bass player. I am a graphic designer and visual communicator, but podcasting is making me...