“I moved from Mobile to Pensacola for a different environment. I go to music festivals and sell merchandise. I sell lapel pins, hats, bandanas, and shawls from independent artists. It is all handmade. I will be selling witchdoctor pins at Voodoo Fest. People are into collecting pins at festivals. It is a big underground scene. Before that, I worked at still mills working on maintenance. It was a dangerous job. I want to live. I want to enjoy each day. I almost died two years ago. I was hit by a car. They were doing 90 and hit me from behind. They never stopped. I was in a coma for a month. No more negative energy in my life. I want positive people and energy. Everything happens for a reason. Every year, you pass the anniversary of the moment that you will die. It all works out in the end.”
I just have to educate myself on a new way to tell these stories
“My grandfathers were coal miners. They raised large families: six on one side, ten on the other. They raised a lot of...







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