by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 4, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I am flying home to Boston to surprise my mama. I am going to call her when we land to make sure she is home and then knock on the door. I can’t wait to see the look on her face. She kept asking when I was coming home and I told her I was too busy. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 3, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I had just turned 41, in 2011, when I was diagnosed with Leukemia. My only child had moved to The University of Southern Mississippi to start college. I began to feel unwell with fatigue, anemia, and a cough that wouldn’t go away. I went to the first...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 2, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I was a little relieved when she enlisted. We were told she didn’t qualify for student aid for college because I made too much money, a couple of days later I lost the job I had for 10 years. There was panic. I couldn’t afford college. She told me...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 2, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“It started when my dad was in the Navy and I grew up in a Navy family. It was a big part of my life. Then it was time for college and I had money for scholarships, I even had a roommate, but the recruiters at our school made me think about going into the Navy...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 2, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I want to support marginalized communities that are suffering from discrimination and hatred by groups who think they are in some way superior to other human beings. I am against racism. I am a member of One Flag for All Mississippians. We are trying at amend...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 1, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I just got my braces four months ago. I never had them. My parents never spent the money, so now I have the money and it is the time to do it. I still have to get the bottom ones on. I am a high school librarian. I have a bachelor’s and master’s...
