More Southern Souls
It took a hurricane to make our neighborhood care about each other
“Come break bread with us. We have been trying to feed everyone. None of us in our neighborhood knew each other and...
I don’t understand how the fish tank survived
"A hurricane sounds like a lot of locomotives. You can write that down and put it in the Bible. FEMA is coming...
I am almost 71 and happy for the first time
"I grew up on eggshells my whole life. I never felt safe in my own home from the time I could barely walk until I...
I am going to be okay
"I am searching for clarity. My mom kicked me out on my 18th birthday over her husband. My stepsiblings were envious...
I make my desserts with love
"I am a pastry chef. I started working in restaurants and loved it. When someone says, 'Oh my God, that was so good. I...
I made a commitment and believed him every time
“I grew up in a good household, but my dad was an unavailable alcoholic. I always wanted to make him proud but that...
I want to teach girls and women to think for themselves and stand up for what is right
"My mom became a photographer and that is how I got into photography. I remember spinning around in a little green...
I have been abused all of my life
"My father was into weed and cocaine and abusive to my mother. He had a children's photography studio at home and...
Before I knew it, I had given up everything about myself
"I had good parents who got along well. I watched Jerry Springer and wondered how could those ladies be so dumb? I...
I learned to love me
"I am 43 and have been holding all of this inside for so long. The abusive relationships started when I was in 10th...
Taking a few weeks off from Souls to write a series about domestic violence
I am taking a couple of weeks off from Souls to lock down and write a series about domestic violence for Lagniappe in...
I am fascinated with surgery and seeing a problem be acutely fixed
"I am in my fourth year of residency in general surgery and I work in a trauma unit in an emergency room. I went to...