More Southern Souls

"We come to the pool and swim like Superman. We are training for Special Olympics and I can do the frontward Superman...

"We are fleshly sisters and spiritual sisters in Jehovah's Witness. I was born two years after her on her birthday."...

Breanna pushed the glasses back on her nose as she set down the plate with the pecan waffle. It was early, a cold,...

"I started singing when I was about five years old and started playing guitar at 11. I got into the classics from the...

"I turned 15 but still feel like a kid. I am spending the day with my friends. I lost my aunt and grandfather to...

“It is three weeks before Mardi Gras and my neighbors have already decorated their houses. The peer pressure got to...

"My sister had an 8-track and one night she played 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' I walked in the room and had to know what...

“I am a muralist from San Diego on a sea-to-sea mural tour across the United States. I left in June to do this full...

"I fell through the cracks. I am a survivor of sexual abuse and I am a fighter for the three-year-old little girl who...

"I am waiting on the bus. I just got back from physical therapy. My back will never be fixed but the physical therapy...

"I am waiting on the bus and going to the bank. I would rather ride the bus than bother anyone else for a ride. I have...

"We sit out here four days a week selling Girl Scout cookies. Their grandmother comes, too.  We don't let them have...