More Southern Souls
I walked around with the ring in my pocket for days
"We are in Mobile looking for oysters, then driving to New Orleans and flying back home to Chicago. We drove through...
I am going to get a beer and a Tylenol PM
"I baked cakes for Hostess and Wonder Bread and had an amazing life. Married twice, divorced, no kids. I have lived...
My friends thought it was crazy for us to drive from Canada to the South
"I am from Toronto and our plan was to just visit New Orleans but my friend found this part of the Delta and we...
I came back with more compassion and tolerance and wanted to make a difference
"Clarksdale is still a work in progress. I am the mayor and the co-owner of Ground Zero, so I meet a lot of people who...
I was six years old when they put the hoe in my hand and I started chopping cotton
"I grew up on the Massey plantation on Highway 1. In 1965, I was six years old when they put the hoe in my hand and I...
Mississippi is still home and we try to come back
"My family started out in Yazoo City, but some moved to Chicago in the '60s for a better life. They went to college...
If they trust you and know you will be fair, things go a lot smoother
"I have a 12-year-old daughter and the holidays are tough because we are always working. There is a lot of poverty in...
We drove 9 hours to Mobile from Big Stone Gap, Virginia
"We drove 9 hours to Mobile from Big Stone Gap, Virginia. She booked the cruise and we are tagging along. There is a...
I am paying my boyfriend’s traffic ticket and going back to bed
"I am off work today and I am paying my boyfriend's traffic ticket and then going back to bed. If I had a ticket, he...
My husband told me to stop talking about opening a restaurant and do it
"I have been barbecuing about 23 years. My mama had a small grill and I would watch her put on the ribs. I had a...
