More Southern Souls
Sometimes, you gotta make changes
“I’m starting over and moving to a different state. I designed this shirt for my new life. I’ve lived with...
What are you curious about? What do you wonder?
“I painted with words before I ever picked up a paintbrush. When I was a school teacher, creative writing was my love...
I created what we were missing
“We opened Great Day Latte a week ago. It still blows me away to walk into the real thing that started with a design I...
Doing good is addictive, just like coffee
“I was four or five when I had my first cup of coffee. My grandmother kept me after school and would have a hot pot of...
We started dreaming of opening a coffee shop using Haitian beans
“We met Gran when we were living in Haiti. She's the grandmother to one of our Konbit co-founders, but she's Gran to...
I’m Starting Over From Scratch
“My house burned down on September 17. Something woke me up, and I saw the...
I had to come see it one last time
“I played in the Toy Bowl Classic in the Civic Center in 1966. They hauled red clay in for the field. No grass. Just...
I hope this is just a good mini-vacation
Elania: “Liliana lives in Crestview, Florida, and I live in Sacramento, CA. I'm a hovering mom. She told me she...
My grandpa was a storyteller and Jesus in cowboy boots
“My grandfather’s name was James Haskell Lewis. But everybody called him ‘Hack.’ I heard someone describe him as ‘wild...
When I write, I think about my family; most of my songs come from there
"Eight years ago, I played in a show with Abe Partridge. I didn’t know Abe back then, but at the end of the show, he...
“‘How’s It Going to End?” is a line from The Truman Show–one of my favorite movies
“‘How’s It Going to End?” is a line from The Truman Show—one of my favorite movies. I love its creepy irony but also...
I wanted to show people that I could do whatever I wanted to do
“I’ve wanted to be in the military since I was six. An Army veteran talked at our school; I wanted to do what he did....