by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 5, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“There was a guy in Fairhope named Ziggy. He was homeless and we pulled over to check on him. We took him to church and out to eat after. One Sunday at church, God told me there were a lot more people like Ziggy out there that need help. After church, I told...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 4, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“We are from Egypt. I met my wife collecting money for poor people. I had my own engineering company in Egypt but the economy was bad. We moved to the U.S. to work hard and have a new opportunity and a good education for our kids. I was here 18 months without...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 3, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“You grew up in a glass house.” My dad often tells me this about my childhood. He grew up with alcoholic parents, trying to step in when his dad hit his mother. He doesn’t share more than this so I didn’t understand what he saw or appreciate the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 2, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“His name was Short Dog. One night he got drunk and high and came out and sat on the train tracks. The train tried to stop but it hit him. It happened about a month ago. Short Dog had a wife, a house and a job, he just drank too much. We all miss him.”
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 1, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in a small community in the river delta above Buck’s Landing in Mobile County. I am a mixed breed of Choctaw Indian, Cherokee Indian, Caucasian, and African American. I am the original Heinz 57. We know what prejudice was because we were rejected by...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 31, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I am from Ivory Coast in Africa. I came here because the country is stable. There is no fear of going to sleep and the government is overthrown. That happens in Africa. I came to Mobile to go to the University of Mobile. I got my bachelor’s in accounting...
