by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 16, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am homeless. We were evicted from the building I was living in for seven years in Maine. Life isn’t always fair. I went on the road with my first litter of puppies. I raised them in my van and gave them away in New Hampshire to people with beach homes. These...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 14, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My son lost his job because of the Coronavirus and his family moved in with us. It has been rough on them. They have a 13-month-old baby and a nine-year old. I am 66 years old and on disability. Having them move in is stressful, but you have to take it one day at a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 12, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in the Orange Grove projects in Mobile. I just wanted to graduate from high school, but I got pregnant at 16. I dropped out of high school after my junior year and got married. We had four daughters. After we got divorced, I didn’t get any child...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 11, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“We started Fostering Together Gulf Coast in November, but it has been a dream for seven years. We became a foster family while we were living in Alexander City, a rural community without much support for foster families. But we were 45 minutes away from Auburn and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 9, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was in sales and on the road for twenty years. We lived in Houston and I worked in Dallas. I flew out on Monday and back home on Friday. I didn’t want to sell my soul any longer. I climbed the ladder and it got more devastating on my family. One day I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 8, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am Madame Hex. Drag queen is a performance of transformation. I love transforming and the attention it gets. I know I am sexy. When I start doing the eyes it starts coming together. Pop the lashes on and the diva comes out. Then the wig makes it. I have been doing...