by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 1, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I was once a teacher, but now I sell coffee with milk on the corner. It is the only job I can get. I make about 500 or 600 pesos a day, but that is not enough. It costs 200 pesos for a pound of rice and 1500 pesos for a carton of eggs. Everything is more expensive....
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 1, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“My three children have a prize. It’s me. I fight for them and can’t let things go down. I didn’t think that I would be standing here today. I was paralyzed while giving birth to my son and thought I was going to die. But I am strong and not defeated so easily....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 31, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I was a mechanic, but now I am retired and working in a parking lot at night watching over cars. It takes two hours by bus to get to work. The bus is very crowded and makes many stops. I was born in 1950 and want to keep my mind active. I took an English class with...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 30, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I am plowing the rows.” Vinales, Cuba
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 29, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“My name is Pablo, but not Picasso. I have been painting for 12 or 13 years. I am 86 years old and I have been a fisherman all my life, just like Hemingway.” Pablo, Havana, Cuba
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 28, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“Feliz año nuevo. Happy New Year my dear.” ————————————————- This begins a series of stories from Cuba. I went there with my family a month ago, and it was my third time to do Souls in Cuba. Ther first two were in 2016 and 2017 after the U.S. lifted some...
