by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 13, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“My husband passed away in 2015 and I went back to school for a better life for me and my boys. I pursued psychology but life happened and I got away from it. I graduated high school in 1990 and my oldest came in 1992, so school was put on hold. I went back in...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 12, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I graduated from high school in 1943 and joined the Marines the next day. I grew up in New Orleans and was working at a shipyard as an electrician’s helper before that. I volunteered in June of ’43 and my brother was wounded in July of ’43. I never...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 11, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I always wanted to have a bookstore and I have been picturing this as long as I can remember. The previous owner was ready to sell and that bumped my schedule up from retirement to now. I have been open for three weeks and still trying to get books out. It is called...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 10, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“We are from Chile. I work for a shipping agency in Mobile. We lived in Santiago with five million people together, but it is a very new city. We miss the Andes Mountains. You can ski in the morning and have dinner at night on the beach. It is one of the safest...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 9, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I am in the Association of Recovering Motorcyclists. We are recovering from addictions and like to ride. I tried to stay sober for 12 years before I got into ARM. After I got in, I have been sober for six years this month. The first thing I think of when I pick...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 8, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“My name is Cornelia. I had an uncle named Cornelius who died when he was ten and my mother named me after him. I am waiting on the bus. People in Mobile say to be a true Mobilian you have to be born under an azalea bush but I was born in the shadow of the Cathedral,...
