by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 4, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“Despite the writing in the sky, splendid new ships entered service in the 1950s…Undoubtedly the greatest among them was the SS United States, a marvel of the shipbuilders’ art and the fastest ocean liner ever built.” —from The Lost Liners To find the fastest ship...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 3, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I lived in a house full of wrestlers and musicians in college in Dubuque, Iowa. We all wrestled on the team and played music. They were always playing around me, so I picked up a harmonica. It was cheap, and I could play while riding my skateboard to class. We lived...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 2, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“My Gigi’s dog had a litter. I got one of the puppies. Her name is Angel. I’m seven, and I’m going to swim all summer. I’m a little pool monster.” Grace
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 22, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I took a business course and wound up working at WMPS radio station in Memphis. That’s where I met TG. He was playing in a band, and we started dating right away. TG had already met Elvis—they became friends after bumping into each other at a skating rink. Elvis had...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 21, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I’ve had diabetes since I was 31 and started taking insulin right away. I always knew it would eventually catch up with me—and here we are. My legs were amputated, and I lost an eye about a year ago. It’s not bad. I’ve gotten used to it. I have artificial legs...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 15, 2025 | A Southern Soul
“I turn 95 on June 15 and have worked for 80 years. I worked at King’s Daughters Hospital in Yazoo City. It was segregated, but I started out as a tray girl putting food on trays and taking it to patients. I worked my way up to writing tray tickets and working with...
