by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 15, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“We are military pilots. This is a good day for surfing when the waves are like this. We surf by the jetty because it cleans up the waves and you don’t drift as much. Surfers want to stay in one spot. We get waves like this once every hurricane. This is...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 14, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“When I moved to Mobile, I started working at a Dollar General. That didn’t work out because I have asthma and can’t wear a mask. Instacart and DoorDash were the main jobs I could do, but my old truck was pitiful and wore out. I borrowed a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 13, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Chicago and grew up in Fort Lauderdale when it was much smaller. I surfed, fished, scuba dove and sailed. I worked in restaurants from the time I was 14. I worked on golf courses on the weekends and cut grass in the summer. I’ve always been able...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 12, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi. We lived next to the high school and I found a tennis racket in the garbage can and found a ball at the school. I started hitting tennis balls against the wall. I am the number three tennis player in the state in my group. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 6, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am in line for the food bank. I volunteer at a different food bank, but this one has produce. I am taking a box to a friend of mine who is a handyman. He is out of work because people are scared and don’t want him in their house. I share what I don’t...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Hayneville between Montgomery and Selma. I taught for 24 years, most of that time was fourth grade. My students are my children, my babies. Every year, I taught them about the Civil Rights Movement before our field trip to the Civil Rights Museum. It is...
