by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 7, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“My name is Terrence, but everyone calls me Teddy. My mama started calling me Teddy Bear, and the name stuck. Being mean or negative is impossible with a name like Teddy Bear. I’m a people person and love to laugh. My mom and grandmama were always cooking; I fell in...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 6, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Faith: “This is my great-grandmother. She’s raising me. She got temporary custody of me through the court system when I was a baby. My mother is a drug addict and never wanted anything to do with me.” GG: “Faith is a young teenager. I know she would rather have a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 31, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up with four sisters in a single-parent household in Starkville, MS. My grandmother passed away when my mom was 16 years old, leaving my mom to figure out the world on her own. Coping with loneliness and depression, she became addicted to drugs and had a hard...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 29, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I found this couch on the street corner. A lady left it out, so I picked it up. A band took pictures on it for an album cover, but I don’t remember their name. I was raised up in the projects in Mobile and in the country in Butler County. My mama had me when...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 28, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“This is my daughter’s sweatshirt. Life is hard, but I am learning how to believe in myself. “
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 25, 2023 | A Southern Soul
I met Dwight and Deborah in December 2015 in the week I started Souls. I share their story every Christmas Day. “We’ve been walking for nine days and have walked over 100 miles. We are trying to get to Tennessee to see my niece. I haven’t seen her in 11 years, and I...
