by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 18, 2015 | 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 17, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in the West Africa and came to the United States on a student Visa to go to college. My parents put me out when I was seven and I have had to navigate through life on my own. My dream is to go back home in five years and open an orphanage to help kids...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 17, 2015 | A Southern Soul
I was in real estate development in New Jersey. I started with houses and moved to bigger stuff with industrial building. When the economy tanked in 2008, so did my business. I lost $3 million over the next six years and retired in a more modest way than I expected. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 17, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“I am an unemployed Army veteran standing on a street corner holding a cupcake sign just to make money so I can pay the electric bill. I have three kids, 15, 10, and 6, all with special needs. This is my first day, and to be honest, I am not happy about standing...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 17, 2015 | Commentary
Notes from 12 stories in Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Taking a bit of each person and a coupon for a free hug home with me tomorrow.
