by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 10, 2019 | A Southern Soul
Our Southern Souls began four years ago today. Thank you to the 1,432 of you who were brave enough to share your story. Thank you to the rest of you who read each story with love and respect for the humanity in each one of us. You will never know how much you have...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 10, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am from Boston but call my accent Bostobama because people in Boston think I have a strong southern accent. I am a marine biologist and moved here eight years ago. I was glad to leave the cold, rain, and dirty snow. I found my calling helping the poor in Mobile...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 9, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I was taught by my grandmother and my aunt that God gives you a talent and the only way to live up to it is to help other people. You can’t keep it to yourself. When I was in high school, I did well in math. My teacher asked me to help other students. At first...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 8, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I opened Haley’s Bar in December 19, 1991, 28 years ago. I grew up in Mobile and went to college here then moved to New York City to work in advertising. I hated my job, worked all of the time, and had no money. One of my clients was a jazz club on...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 7, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“My grandfather was a sharecropper in Jefferson, Alabama, near Selma. I plowed with mules, picked cotton, and rode horses when I was four or five. I can still hear my grandfather saying, ‘keep in it the ground and keep itin the row.’ I milked cows and made...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 6, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Sintia was bleeding and had pain in January. We took her to the emergency room at South Baldwin Medical Center in Foley. They didn’t find anything. A month later, we went to Thomas Hospital. They weren’t sure if it was cancer. They sent her to Providence...
